Highlights of Thailand’s Progresses in the Implementation of Recommendations contained in the U.S. State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2014
Progress on implementation of TIP recommendations (2014)
Fishing laws being amended, delegation sent to EU
The Ministry of Commerce is sending a delegation to the European Union to provide updates on measures Thailand is taking to clean up and better regulate its fishing industry and Continue Reading
PM orders swift investigation and tough punishment for human traffickers
Arrests made for trafficking camp deaths, including local officials The Prime Minister of Thailand Prayuth Chan-ocha ordered a swift and thorough investigation into reports of camps used by human smugglers Continue Reading
Latest Progress: Thailand’s Efforts in Combating IUU Fishing
1. The New Fisheries Act B.E. 2558 (2015) The revised Fisheries Act B.E. 2558 (2015) was promulgated in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 28 April 2015 and will enter Continue Reading
PM uses S44 to set up fishery command centre
The Bangkok Post on 30 April 2015, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has used Section 44 of the interim constitution to set up a fishery command centre to tackle illegal fishing Continue Reading
Phuket fishing boats raided for human trafficking, IUUs
By Thanaphon Phromthong for Phuket Gazette on 30 April, 2015, PHUKET: Governor Nisit Jansomwong yesterday joined a random inspection of three Phuket fishing boats near Rassada Pier as part of a nationwide crackdown Continue Reading
Thailand’s Trafficking In Persons Progress Report : January – March 2015
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Press Release on 30 April 2015 Thailand's Trafficking in Persons Progress Report January-March 2015
Ministry told to draw up laws to prevent illegal fishing
The Nation on 29 April 2015, The Fisheries Act 2015 has been approved by His Majesty the King with notice about the new law published in the Royal Gazette, Deputy Continue Reading
Germany donates funds to Thai anti-trafficking group
The government of Germany donated nearly $75,000 last week to a Thailand-based non-profit organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking, following a visit by members of the German parliament to observe Continue Reading
Indonesia joins Thailand to fight illegal fishing
The same week that the European Union threatened to sanction Thailand over illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, Indonesia, one of the countries most affected by that problem, agreed to Continue Reading