Forty-five organisations composed of non-governmental organisations, trade unions, companies, and multi-stakeholder initiatives sent a letter to the European Commission, urging the European Union to require labour reform in Thailand as a precondition to the resumption of trade negotiations. Essentially, the group recommends the EU to require Thailand to reform existing labour laws to allow all workers the right to right to organise, to collectively bargain, and to strike, with legal protection. The group also calls for the enactment of an anti-Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP) legislation to ensure that workers and human rights defenders are not subjected to criminal or civil liability for exercising rights to freedom of expression and speaking out about labour rights abuse.