A/HRC/33/16 72. Prevention measures against child sexual exploitation were also introduced to effectively prevent foreign tourists with sexual criminal records from re-committing the crimes or re-entering Thailand. 73. All children in Thailand have the right to be registered at birth, allowing them to stay in the country and have access to basic services, such as education and health care. 74. Thailand was considering the possibility of withdrawing its reservation to article 22 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, to accord the necessary protection and assistance to children of refugees and asylum seekers. 75. The 2015 Gender Equality Act protected everyone from gender-based discrimination, including persons whose sexual expression was different from their biological sex. 76. The Cabinet endorsed the proposal to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to sign the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. Thailand intended to further amend the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Act, as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 77. Thailand made significant progress in providing care and services for older persons, who enjoyed free services such as public transportation and universal health coverage. 78. Thailand was working on providing remedies to victims of trafficking in persons and bringing the offenders to justice. 79. Thailand was committed to protecting all workers equally and without any distinction, especially on the basis of race and nationality. Several laws concerning labour protection, social security and workers’ compensation had been revised to improve workers’ protection in line with international labour standards. 80. Thailand had launched a new policy to allow migrant workers to renew their registrations and obtain a stay permit and work permit for two years, to encourage them to identify themselves to receive benefits, to be legally recognized, and to prevent exploitation. 81. In tackling forced labour in the sea fisheries industry, the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries was passed in 2015 to empower the authorities to combat unlawful labour practices in the fishing and seafood industries. The Ministerial Regulation on Labour Protection in Sea Fisheries Work took effect in December 2014. 82. Migrant workers could be members and join the activities of trade unions and participate in collective bargaining. Currently, Thailand was studying the feasibility of ratifying the ILO Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98). 83. The Government continued to ensure that relevant laws and measures used to address disputes relating to the possible encroachment of public land were implemented through a fair and transparent process. 84. Evictions were not arbitrary and carried out only in accordance with a court ruling. Local communities could prove their cases against the claims of the Government, especially those who had lived in the area for generations. People with limited means were given assistance. 8