1. Thailand is categorized as a democracy in this article with some trepidation. Although the 2006 coup has undoubtedly weakened democracy, elections were held in 2007, and military efforts to thwart the election of Thaksin's supporters failed. Some changes to the constitution have weakened democracy while others have strengthened it ( Ockey 2008).
2. Outsourcing was limited to security, janitorial, and engineering work, unless the union agreed to permit the outsourcing of additional job categories.
3. CEACR Individual Observations on Convention No. 87 (1990–2006), available at www.ilo.org/ilolex (accessed January 29, 2009).
4. CEACR Individual Observation concerning Convention No. 98 (1989–2005). The government has not used this authority in recent years but it retains the right to do so.
5. Thailand in 2007: The Struggle to Control Democracy