A/HRC/41/43/Add.1 Annex Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on its visit to Thailand Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 4 II. General context ............................................................................................................................. 4 III. Engagement of businesses with the business and human rights agenda ........................................ 5 IV. The State as an economic actor ..................................................................................................... 6 V. Human rights risks and impacts relating to development projects ................................................ 6 A. Environmental and social impact assessments ...................................................................... 6 B. Special economic zones ........................................................................................................ 8 C. Thai investments abroad ....................................................................................................... 8 VI. Human rights defenders and civic space ....................................................................................... 9 VII. Trafficking and forced labour........................................................................................................ 11 VIII. Migrant workers ............................................................................................................................ 12 IX. Persons with disabilities ................................................................................................................ 13 X. Sex workers ................................................................................................................................... 14 XI. A gender lens on business and human rights ................................................................................. 14 XII. Ethnic minorities ........................................................................................................................... 15 XIII. Access to effective remedies ......................................................................................................... 16 A. Judicial remedies .................................................................................................................. 16 B. Non-judicial remedies ........................................................................................................... 17 C. Operational-level grievance mechanisms ............................................................................. 17 XIV. National action plan on business and human rights ...................................................................... 17 XV. Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 18 A. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 18 B. Recommendations................................................................................................................. 19 3