Australia launches $55 million anti-trafficking effort for ASEAN
Australia on Thursday launched a new A$80-million (US$55 million) program to help Southeast Asian nations combat human trafficking. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the 10-year program was an extension Continue Reading
2021 declared International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
The UN General Assembly has urged the international community to step up efforts to eradicate forced labour and child labour, and declared 2021 as the Year for the Elimination of Continue Reading
ILO Director-General welcomes strengthened cooperation with Thailand
During a two-day visit in Thailand, ILO Director General held talks with the Prime Minister and Minister of Labour as well as workers and employers representatives. In addition to in-depth Continue Reading
ILO Chief meets with Thailand’s Prime Minister and Minister of Labour
BANGKOK (ILO News) – During a two-day visit to Thailand from 22 to 24 July, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met with General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand and Labour Continue Reading
TIJ joins forces with five organizations to promote ethics and psychology for protection of children’s rights
The Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) joined forces with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), the children’s rights advocacy group ECPAT, anti-human trafficking Continue Reading
13th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) includes awareness on IUU fishing
BANGKOK, 16 July 2019 (NNT) – The Ministry of Defense of Thailand has used the theme of Sustainable Security for the 13th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), which took place Continue Reading
Thailand remains in Tier 2 on U.S. State Department’s 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report
July 9, 2019, 12.30 pm at the Command Building Government House, following the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha stated about the United States Department of State’s 2019 Continue Reading
Press Release : Ministry of Foreign Affairs Co-hosted the Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum
The Department of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, together with the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Organisation Continue Reading
15th SeaWeb Seafood Summit: Seafood Sustainability
During 10 – 14 June 2019 the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives together with SeaWeb co-organised the “15th SeaWeb Seafood Summit: Seafood Sustainability” at Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok. Continue Reading
Press Release: Thailand Ranked Tier 2 in the U.S. State Department’s 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report
On 20 June 2019 at 09.00 hrs. (Washington, D.C. time), the United States Department of State released the 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, ranking Thailand at Tier 2 for Continue Reading