Thailand upgraded to Tier 2 in TIP report

By The Nation

 

File photo: Thai police and troops dig a mass grave of Rohingya at a camp on Khao Mai Kaew mountain in Songhla where Rohingya people were reportedly smuggled to be detained in 2015.

 

Thailand’s status in the United States Trafficking in Person report (TIP) was upgraded to Tier 2 for its effort to combat modern slavery.
 

The TIP 2018 report, lunched by the US State Department Thursday local time in Washington, said the government demonstrated increasing efforts by prosecuting and convicting more traffickers, and decreasing prosecution time for trafficking cases through the use of specialized anti-trafficking law enforcement divisions.

 

 

The authority also investigated more cases of suspected official complicity in trafficking crimes and convicted 12 complicit officials in 2017, including 11 officials involved in the trafficking of Rohingya migrants.

 

Thailand since the military coup in 2014 was downgraded two consecutive years to lowest tier for its failure to meet the US minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, notably in the Rohingya who fled from violence and discrimination in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

 

The military government efforts yield a positive result in 2016 and 2017 when senior military officers were prosecuted for their involvement in trafficking syndicated.

 

This better placement of Thailand to Tier 2 reflects the US due recognition of the Thai government’s serious and sustained efforts as well as significant progress in combatting all forms of human trafficking during the past year, said Thai Foreign Ministry’s statement in responding to the new status.

 

“Thailand remains deeply engaged in strengthening cooperation and partnership with all stakeholders in a whole-of-society approach, and will continue to work closely with concerned international organizations and various countries, including the US, in our ongoing attempt to end trafficking in persons,” it said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30348896

 

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Capital E for effort perhaps. Actual results? Not sure if this might not be a political decision.

 

''Thailand remains deeply engaged in strengthening cooperation and partnership with all stakeholders in a whole-of-society approach, and will continue to work closely with concerned international organizations and various countries, including the US, in our ongoing attempt to end trafficking in persons,”

 

and that sounds like a classic piece of sophistry. Way too many meaningless buzz-words in an attempt to convey something serious. Pompeo strikes again with a triumphant piece of gobbledygook or was that Prayuth?

Edited June 29, 20188 yr by KiwiKiwi

How many people in jail today?

I not remember any.

What is number in jail?

43 minutes ago, webfact said:

The military government efforts yield a positive result in 2016 and 2017 when senior military officers were prosecuted for their involvement in trafficking syndicated.

 

Looks like US State Department has drunk the Kool-Aid.

31 minutes ago, Anak Nakal said:

How many people in jail today?

I not remember any.

What is number in jail?

I think you are refering to this ! The military government efforts yield a positive result in 2016 and 2017 when senior military officers were prosecuted for their involvement in trafficking syndicated.

Another good news thread

derailed by a few  'doomies'.

People trafficking is a massive problem world wide.

Cant people just accept this change in status for what it is...improvement?

 

9 minutes ago, Expatthailover said:

Another good news thread

derailed by a few  'doomies'.

People trafficking is a massive problem world wide.

Cant people just accept this change in status for what it is...improvement?

 

 

One learns to be dubious about 'improvements' in Thailand. Sorry but that's what life in Thailand teaches us. If we're paying attention. Life as a Polllyanna is interesting but unrewarding.

4 hours ago, Darcula said:

 

Looks like US State Department has drunk the Kool-Aid.

Yep, senior Army Officers - both of them.