Press Release : Thai court imposed an 11-year prison sentence on two defendants guilty of human trafficking on board fishing vessel
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Press Release, On 31 January 2018, the Anti–Human Trafficking Section under the Criminal Court sentenced two Continue Reading
UN Migration Agency Works with Thai Law Enforcement to Combat People Smuggling, Transnational Crime
06/02/2018 – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, the Royal Thai Police and Thailand’s Office of the Attorney General have organized an inter-agency cooperation training for law enforcement officers and prosecutors to help Continue Reading
One-stop registration service for migrant workers launched
The Nation on 3 February 2018, STARTING from Monday, the government will open counter services for migrant workers to register their visa applications in every province. Labour Minister Police General Continue Reading
USAID Announces Project to Help Counter Trafficking in Persons in Thailand
REPORT from US Agency for International Development on Reliefweb, BANGKOK, January 31, 2018 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a five-year, $10 million initiative to assist the people and Continue Reading
Press Release : Thailand’s Comments on Report on Labour Situation in Fishing Industry of Human Rights Watch
With regard to the Report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on 23rd January 2018, entitled “Hidden Chains: Right Abuses and Forced Labour in Thailand’s Fishing Industry”, the Ministry of Continue Reading
Massage den raid rescues 80 women
The Bangkok Post on 15 January 2018, Authorities on Friday raided a well-known massage parlour called “Victoria Secret Massage” in Bangkok’s Rama 9 area and found 80 women believed to Continue Reading
Pra Khanong massage parlour raided for sex trafficking
The Nation on 12 January 2018, The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) joined with the Army and police to raid a massage parlour in Bangkok’s Rama 9 area on Friday Continue Reading
Human trafficking gang arrested
By Jessada Jantarak for The Nation on 30 December 2017, IMMIGRATION police have rescued 30 Ugandans from a human-trafficking gang in one of the bureau’s biggest operations of the final Continue Reading
Senior police officers face charges for allegedly shielding teen girls’ traffickers
By Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai for The Nation on 25 December 2017, The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is preparing to recommend criminal proceedings against three commissioned police officers for their alleged Continue Reading
Rights violations of migrant fishermen focus of new Fishermen’s Centre
By Pratch Rujivanarom for The Nation on 18 December 2017, Key stakeholders have joined forces to tackle human trafficking in the fishing industry by creating a Fishermen Centre, to provide Continue Reading