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
Thailand response to the AP report
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Leading Thai newspaper says anti-trafficking gains are real
Thailand’s leading English-language daily newspaper published an editorial last week insisting that the government “has made real achievements against the slave trade” and that the “difference in a year [has Continue Reading
At regional forum Thailand takes leadership on anti-trafficking
Thailand continued to take a new and strong leadership role in the region in the fight against human trafficking by organizing and hosting a second international conference on the issue Continue Reading
Ambassador meets with head of the U.S. State Department’s anti-trafficking office to strengthen Thai – U.S. anti-trafficking cooperation
On 3 December 2015, Ambassador Pisan Manawapat met with Ambassador Susan Coppedge, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, who recently Continue Reading