Legal Measures Relating to Time Bank in Thailand
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Time Bank (Time Banking) is a form of activity that encourages communities to care for each other by exchanging skills, experiences, basic services and can accumulate time in time bank account which can be withdrawn when needed help. The adoption of such a model in the care of the elderly is beneficial to support the aging society in the future. Time Banks is a non-profit organization. Thailand does not have a law to support non-profit organizations. The establishment of the Time Banking Organization is based on the Civil and Commercial Code and the Social Welfare Promotion Act B.E. 2546, which are not sufficient to support the establishment of a time bank. Therefore, it is necessary to take legal measures on time banks. The article suggests that Thailand should enact a law to promote non-profit organizations to promote and support th
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