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As is the case with most third world countries, Thailand's social security system is not up to the standard one would expect in the West. However, things are changing and there are now cheap government hospitals dispensing medical treatment to all. Also, from 2004 the government introduced an unemployment scheme for those who had paid sufficient social security and had recently been made unemployed.

Although Thailand's social security system is still in its infancy, Thailand's labor laws are among the most generous in the world (for example: statutory 30 days sick leave a year, largish redundancy payments ranging from 30 days - for those who have worked 1 year or less - to 1 month for every year worked for those who have worked 10 years or more). It should be noted that companies who contravene these rules are subject to both civil and criminal proceedings.

Nevertheless, even today, social security in Thailand is expected to be provided by family members.

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