Thailand serious about countering human trafficking, Labor Ministry confirms
BANGKOK, 31 March 2015 (NNT) -The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai has reiterated, in the TV program “Thailand Moves Forward”, that the Thai Government’s efforts in countering human Continue Reading
Thailand’s Trafficking In Persons Progress Report : January – March 2015
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Press Release on 31 March 2015 On 31 March 2015, Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, as Chairman of the National Sub-Committee on Public Relations and Continue Reading
Thailand’s Trafficking In Persons Progress Report : January – March 2015
On 31 March 2015, Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, as Chairman of the National Sub-Committee on Public Relations and Legal Affairs under the Policy Committee on Human Continue Reading
Prime Minister vows to catch high-level human traffickers
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered his government to enhance coordination between police, prosecutors and the courts in the fight against human trafficking so that trafficking syndicate leaders can be Continue Reading
Assets worth B43m seized from smuggling gangs
The Bangkok Post on 30 March 2015, The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has seized assets totaling 43 million baht from human traffickers and gangs illegally trading in phayung wood. Most Continue Reading
Thai Gov’t vows actions against abusers in fishery-related human trafficking cases
The appalling reports of forced labor and slavery on Thai fishing vessels moored at Ambon and Benjina islands in Indonesia, brought to light recently by the Associated Press (AP), underscore Continue Reading
Response to Recent Reports on Forced Labour in Fisheries
Ministry of Foreign Affiars: Press Release on 28 March 2015, In response to recent reporting by news agencies and NGOs on forced labour in the fishery industry alluding to involvement Continue Reading
Prime Minister pledges to take serious measures against companies that use forced labor and assures to fight human trafficking through regional cooperation
English subtitle of PM weekly televised address on 27 March 2015 Start at 36.06 minute In reference to human trafficking in the fishing industry, some people don’t understand that the Continue Reading
Slave boat owners in govt sights
By Pichai Chuensuksawadi, Patsara Jikkham, and Jeerawat Na Thalang, The Bangkok Post on 27 March 2015, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to take legal action against any private companies Continue Reading
Response to AP’s Investigative Report on Forced Labor in Fisheries
The Government Public Relations Department, Office of the Prime Minister on 26 March 2015: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement in response to an investigative report by the Associated Press Continue Reading