Summary of Thailand’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2015
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Press Releases : Thailand’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2015
On 19 January 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted Thailand’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2015 to the US Department of State. The report documents the Royal Thai Government’s “zero Continue Reading
Commitment on Labor Protection
Testimony By H.E. Pisan Manawapat Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States, on behalf of the Royal Thai Government Public Hearing for U.S. Generalized System of Preferences Continue Reading
Revision on Solutions to Human Trafficking, Developing a Central Database and Training Team to Inspect Fishing Industry
The Minister of Labour consulted with working committees from 7 agencies to develop and monitor action plans to combat human trafficking in the fishing industry within 22 coastal provinces, inspecting Continue Reading
Press Release: Thailand taking actions against labor abuses in seafood industry, and employing human rights approach to victim protection
Moving ahead to free seafood supply chain of human trafficking and forced labor The Royal Thai Embassy would like to state that Thailand is strongly against human trafficking and forced Continue Reading
Foreign Ministry says U.S. anti-slavery law good for Thailand
Recent legislation signed by United States President Barack Obama barring the import of products made by forced labor or human trafficking victims is good for Thailand as most Thai companies Continue Reading
Press Release : Thailand’s effort in rectifying illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release on 20 December 2015. With regard to news reports that the European Union (EU) has issued a warning against Thailand to seriously address the concern on Continue Reading
All Thai shrimp isn’t produced the same
These words filled the Associated Press article “U.S. companies buying shrimp peeled by slaves” in Tuesday’s Dispatch about a greedy employer who horrendously abused workers in his Gig factory in Continue Reading
Thai Embassy meets SkyTruth and Oceana to discuss cooperation to fight IUU fishing
On 14 December 2015, Ambassador Pisan Manawapat, along with Captain Suvin Jangyodsuk, RTN, Naval Attaché, Dr. Adisorn Promthep, Minister (Agriculture), and embassy staff, met with SkyTruth and Oceana to discuss Continue Reading
Government setting up fishing traceability system
The Thai government, responding to concerns over illegal fishing and human trafficking, has begun setting up a system to trace the catches of Thai and foreign fishing vessels that use Continue Reading