Thailand remains in Tier 2 on latest US Trafficking in Persons report

[webfact]

 

Thailand remains in Tier 2 of the latest Trafficking in Persons report (2023 TIP Report), published by the U.S. State Department earlier today (Friday), along with other 104 out of the 188 countries and territories assessed around the world.

 

The report grades countries on how well or poorly they are doing in combating human trafficking, based on the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA).

 

Being in Tier 2 means that the Thai government does not fully meet the TVPA’s minimum standards, but is making significant efforts to bring the country into compliance.

 

Countries in Tier 2 include Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and Indonesia, for example.

 

The report also shares stories of workers who have been trafficked from country to country, including Thailand. One such case was a 20-year-old Uzbek who was recruited to work in information technology in Thailand. He was, however, trafficked to Myanmar, along with many others, and forced to work for an internet scam ring. Another case was a Cambodian man who was lured to fly to the Philippines, but was trafficked to China while he was traveling through Thailand and forced to run online cryptocurrency scams.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-remains-in-tier-2-on-latest-us-trafficking-in-persons-report/

 

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[Bim Smith]

I don't doubt Thailand has its problems but the US is the hub of human trafficking. Anyone who has seen those horrific reports of children being trafficked on their open borders should hand their heads in shame.

[Srikcir]

1 hour ago, Bim Smith said:

I don't doubt Thailand has its problems but the US is the hub of human trafficking. Anyone who has seen those horrific reports of children being trafficked on their open borders should hand their heads in shame.

US borders are not open. The next time you enter any US border, feel free to bypass or ignor border controls and see what the result is. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The report grades countries on how well or poorly they are doing in combating human trafficking, based on the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act

Thailand has a long history in the realm of trafficking people.

[zzaa09]

Where's the U.S. rank?

Curious.

[Roosterlips]

2 hours ago, Srikcir said:

US borders are not open. The next time you enter any US border, feel free to bypass or ignor border controls and see what the result is. 

That’s because none of the illegal migrants enter through the airport. Border security lets them walk across the Mexican border into the US without a passport or ID card. 

[maxcorrigan]

1 hour ago, Roosterlips said:

That’s because none of the illegal migrants enter through the airport. Border security lets them walk across the Mexican border into the US without a passport or ID card. 

Exactly the same as the UK then!

[Bangkok Barry]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Countries in Tier 2 include Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and Indonesia, for example.

That's interesting, isn't it.

[pmarlin]

With what is going on in the U.S. southern border American gave its right to judge any country on human smuggling. America is now the greatest violator.

[ThaiFelix]

2 hours ago, Roosterlips said:

That’s because none of the illegal migrants enter through the airport. Border security lets them walk across the Mexican border into the US without a passport or ID card. 

Who else is going to tend the gardens and wipe their bums?

 

[Pink Mist]

An off topic troll post bringing Trump into the OP has been removed.

[NativeBob]

Interesting: Tier 2. What is Tier 1? Is there Tier 3? 

the story about 20 yo Uzbek is fascinating! 

For sure US SD knows how to spend govt. money on studies and reports. Bring back Rex, at least he was big and cute.

[spidermike007]

6 hours ago, Srikcir said:

US borders are not open. The next time you enter any US border, feel free to bypass or ignor border controls and see what the result is. 

Thank you. You can always tell how conservative someone is, by how much they exaggerate the problems with immigration and the border. There are alot of very, very stupid border related podcasts.

[spidermike007]

There is no doubt that there are massive problems here with human trafficking, slavery within the fishing trade, and drug smuggling. And I seriously doubt this army goon administration has done much to address these issues.

 

 

[LEXUS 400]

And Norway is in the same level as Thailand !!!. Bull<deleted> !!!!!!!!. I am an Norwegian , but i have never heard about this in my 70-years !.

[Srikcir]

3 hours ago, pmarlin said:

With what is going on in the U.S. southern border American gave its right to judge any country on human smuggling. America is now the greatest violator.

What gives any sovereign country the right to judge any other country?

 

It's called foreign policy that is driven by a country's traditions, security and trade. For brevity sake, as an example countries tend to relate depending on type of government, military prowess and trade diversity. How a country "scores" its relationship to another country determines its political relationship. A country wouldn't rank itself as it is the country seeking to define its foreign policy. 

Regarding the greatest country known for trafficking in persons, look for China, India and Russia in Tier 3; in Tier 2 find India, Pakistan and Thailand 2023 report as a start.

https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-TIP-Report.pdf

 

[JustThisOnePostOnly]

10 hours ago, Bim Smith said:

I don't doubt Thailand has its problems but the US is the hub of human trafficking. Anyone who has seen those horrific reports of children being trafficked on their open borders should hand their heads in shame.

The audacity of the U.S. State Dept. is truly without bounds.

 

BTW, do you know what their answer to this is going to be?  That what you're talking about is human _smuggling_, and which is to be held as different from human _trafficking_ because the former doesn't involve criminal activity at the end of the line whereas the latter does, but do you know what?  Human smuggling DOES involve criminal activity because the act of entering the United States without a visa is a criminal act.

 

It was always a meaningless distinction, and the more they cling to it the more obvious that becomes.

 

[BritScot]

5 hours ago, maxcorrigan said:

Exactly the same as the UK then!

Not quite,  they need a boat that can take them a few miles off the coast of France (helped by the French) then our treasonous political elite have them picked up and taken to the UK, put up in 5 star hotels even having their own doctors and dentists then given pocket money along with free meals. 

[Srikcir]

6 hours ago, Roosterlips said:

That’s because none of the illegal migrants enter through the airport. Border security lets them walk across the Mexican border into the US without a passport or ID card. 

To pass through to the US border from the South means to walk through the sovereign nation of Mexico. US Border Patrol nor the US Army has any jurisdiction in Mexico. 

Your reference to alien entry into the US via aircraft is a nonsequetir.  One must prove legal entry before boarding a commercial aircraft. 

"illegal" has a legal meaning used by the US called "undocumented." The process of government processing will determine eligibility for such person. If proven ineligible, the person will be deported. It doesn't matter how the person enters the US by land but if entered initially undetected, allegedly then  committed local, state and/or federal crimes, captured (ie., by ICE) and convicted in a court of law, person may be jailed and/or deported. In a sense such person might be condidered an illegal person. 

[JackGats]

If any job more poorly paid than at first expected is tlaffickin', we all got tlaffick'd at some point in our lives.

 

Everything is rape, everything is abuse, everything is tlaffickin'. Everyone should apologise to everybody and their cat. Everyone should sue everybody including themselves.

[Srikcir]

1 hour ago, LEXUS 400 said:

And Norway is in the same level as Thailand !!!. Bull<deleted> !!!!!!!!. I am an Norwegian , but i have never heard about this in my 70-years !.

Perhaps not so attentive.

• "Norway remains a country of destination for victims of trafficking in human beings. Sexual exploration is the predominant form of exploitation detected, but there are indications that trafficking for labour (sic) exploitation is on the rise."

Ref. The Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), June 8, 2022.

https://rm.coe.int/greta-third-evaluation-report-on-norway/1680a6ce66

[NativeBob]

40 minutes ago, JackGats said:

If any job more poorly paid than at first expected is tlaffickin', we all got tlaffick'd at some point in our lives.

Exactly, story of my life.

[Bim Smith]

15 hours ago, Srikcir said:

US borders are not open. The next time you enter any US border, feel free to bypass or ignor border controls and see what the result is. 

Well you wouldn't know about it watching MSM. Fully open borders with Mexico. All are welcome.

[stoner]

12 hours ago, maxcorrigan said:

13 hours ago, Roosterlips said:

That’s because none of the illegal migrants enter through the airport. Border security lets them walk across the Mexican border into the US without a passport or ID card. 

Exactly the same as the UK then!

at roxham road canadian officials have been video taped on numerous occasions helping people with their luggage at an illegal crossing point. 

 

 

[sidneybear]

Someone missed the memo: Nobody cares about what the US thinks anymore, because it's totally lost whatever moral authority it pretended to have.

[zzaa09]

35 minutes ago, sidneybear said:

Someone missed the memo: Nobody cares about what the US thinks anymore, because it's totally lost whatever moral authority it pretended to have.

Well said.

I'm sure such a simple and straight forward comment went over most heads. 

[maxcorrigan]

17 hours ago, BritScot said:

Not quite,  they need a boat that can take them a few miles off the coast of France (helped by the French) then our treasonous political elite have them picked up and taken to the UK, put up in 5 star hotels even having their own doctors and dentists then given pocket money along with free meals. 

True, and they pay a lot to get on the boat, then lose their passports before they are "rescued" by RNLI then arrive in the UK destitute pitiful asylum seeking waifs (scroungers)

[Pink Mist]

An off-topic and unsubstantiated and unsupported claim post has been removed.

[Srikcir]

16 hours ago, Bim Smith said:

Well you wouldn't know about it watching MSM. Fully open borders with Mexico. All are welcome.

Fox News, OAN, Truth Social, etc.?

Have examples or links to prove aliens are welcomed to just cross borders without any accountability?

 

How do you define open border?

If you mean not defined by a phydical barrier such as a wall, fencing, etc. obviously true of the US northern border with Canada and Southern border with Mexico and visa versa. Typical of lack of border barriers for most nations in the world excluding island nations like Japan and Australia.

There is not even a full border barrier between North and South Koreas, so what's the political significance of their "open borders?" I'm pretty sure not as welcome mats.

 

Regarding US borders, the existence of the US Border Patrol and ICE shows there is accountability for unauthorized border crossings across about 5,500 miles boundary. 

[ThaiFelix]

9 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Well said.

I'm sure such a simple and straight forward comment went over most heads. 

We see what we want to see and everything is good.