Chalerm wants Thailand off watch list for human trafficking

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Chalerm wants Thailand off watch list for human trafficking

BANGKOK, 9 July 2013 (NNT) – Police Captain Chalerm Yubamrung, the Labor Minister, says his priority is to get Thailand of the US’s watch list for human trafficking.

Newly-appointed Labor Minister Police Captain Chalerm has said he will go all out to have Thailand removed from the human trafficking country list. According to him, crackdowns will be launched with the help of police. To facilitate the police in their efforts as well as to ease their workload, he has ordered the Labor Permanent-Secretary to submit all related documents to the authorities.

He said there are still several areas where human rights abuses are rife, especially in Samut Sakhon. To tackle the issue, the minister has instructed the Samut Sakhon police to step up measures and get the problem fixed within 7 days.

Last month, the US put Thailand on its watch list for human trafficking, placing it on the Tier 2 Watch list for its lack of compliance with human trafficking laws. It is the fourth consecutive year that Thailand has been placed on this list.

Meanwhile, Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs Sek Wannamethee says the US is still concerned over Thailand’s measures in dealing with the human trafficking problems and the slow process in bringing those traffickers to justice; considering the number of those arrested and found guilty of such a crime is very small compared to the number of cases pending in court.


-- NNT 2013-07-09

[laurentbkk]

Wanna be out the list ? easy .... stop human trafficking ... but when you see those cheap labor from Burma, Laos or Cambodia working for peanuts in some Thai factory I guess the out of list is not for tomorrow.

[bigbamboo]

Only Seven days to solve problems now?

Chalerm must be really trying to impress and get himself off the naughty step.

[gemini81]

Labor dept. is in for hell with him in charge to mess everything up.

You want off the list, earn your way off.

[richard10365]

I think it is a good goal to have.

[Neilly]

Thailand’s measures in dealing with the human trafficking problems and the slow process in bringing those traffickers to justice

Think he's missed the point...again

[nachiket]

Initiative measures are welcome. Hope for fruitful results.

[worgeordie]

Yes and in 90 days, thats his usual time frame for solving

problems,but never seem to happen.

regards Worgeordie

[OzMick]

If he succeeds does he get his old job back? That would be DPM #8, and it seems that some ministries are now getting multiple deputies as well. More snouts in the trough?

[borisloosebrain]

Wow that's even faster than it took for him to rid Thailand of all the tourist scams ! Is there no problem too great for this saviour of the tourists, protector of the downtrodden, scourge of the drug lords, defender against ice cream wielding mutant newbies. Oh Phi Chalerm in thee we trust.

[Bluespunk]

I think it is a good goal to have.

right goal to have, wrong man to achieve it.

[greg71]

With his failed attempts at everything ,im sure most want him off the list of parliamentarians,Can this be acheived in 7 days ?

[theblether]

The problem now is that whenever Chalerm says anything we all roll our eyes and out comes the 90 day line. That's what he gets for being so stupid however!!

This is a regional problem, everybody is to blame, just about every country will have to put it's hands up to some culpability. The borders are too porous, and too long to be policed correctly. The only way this problem will be solved is by every country in the region cracking down in unison, with exceptionally long jail sentences for the people involved, while taking up the Scottish mantra announced recently for dealing with victims of trafficking........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19993687

Making prosecutions easier, as well as.......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19993687

The most important part, not treating the victims like criminals...........

Prosecutions for everyone in the chain need to be easier, and in this area cross border arrest warrants should be quickly enforced. This is the type of issue that ASEAN should have at the top of it's agenda.

As far as the sex trade goes, someone being found in a brothel with victims of human trafficking should be prosecuted too. In this area it would be easy enough for a Thai national to suss out that the staff aren't Thai, and they will learn to stay away. That in itself would kill the demand for cross border sex trafficking, it would need some sharper ideas to deal with Thai on Thai trafficking within the country.

It's a long road, but it's not Thailand's road to travel alone, this is a regional problem that requires a regional solution.

[Pib]

When he told the police to fix the problem within 7 days, did he wave his magic wan while giving the order. Because unless he does have a magic wan, it won't get fixed in 7 days but it may make the police laugh for 7 days.

But hopefully some good will come from his attention towards this terrible problem, although it will probably be a short attention span.

[monkey4u]

With his failed attempts at everything ,im sure most want him off the list of parliamentarians,Can this be acheived in 7 days ?

Yes it can all very easy .

Just send him out on a fishing boat

No doubt he will drift to shore like so many unnamed men on these boats

[clockman]

He is on the ear medicine!

[sjjmmi]

7 days, 7 months, 7 years also no change

[Thai at Heart]

Actually, he may just have found his calling in life. If ever there was a wounded lion who can make a name for himself over something this is it.

He commands the coppers pretty much. he obviously isn't the sort to sit behind a desk, and would love nothing more than to have his smiling mug on the front page for actually achieving something. Many of the problems lie with long established companies on the other side of the political line in agri-business.

If Thailand wants to get off the list, they actually have to come up with something concrete. He might just get something done, you never know.

[pisico]

Initiative measures are welcome. Hope for fruitful results.

"Hope is a waking dream. ” Aristotle

He has delegated the task of ridding the country of human trafficking to the Royal Thai Police. Isn't that enough of the hint that it will be same, same after the week is over?

[Mosha]

The problem now is that whenever Chalerm says anything we all roll our eyes and out comes the 90 day line. That's what he gets for being so stupid however!!

This is a regional problem, everybody is to blame, just about every country will have to put it's hands up to some culpability. The borders are too porous, and too long to be policed correctly. The only way this problem will be solved is by every country in the region cracking down in unison, with exceptionally long jail sentences for the people involved, while taking up the Scottish mantra announced recently for dealing with victims of trafficking........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19993687

Making prosecutions easier, as well as.......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19993687

The most important part, not treating the victims like criminals...........

Prosecutions for everyone in the chain need to be easier, and in this area cross border arrest warrants should be quickly enforced. This is the type of issue that ASEAN should have at the top of it's agenda.

As far as the sex trade goes, someone being found in a brothel with victims of human trafficking should be prosecuted too. In this area it would be easy enough for a Thai national to suss out that the staff aren't Thai, and they will learn to stay away. That in itself would kill the demand for cross border sex trafficking, it would need some sharper ideas to deal with Thai on Thai trafficking within the country.

It's a long road, but it's not Thailand's road to travel alone, this is a regional problem that requires a regional solution.

Unfortunately Ranong is one of the main entry points. You can't leave the province without going through an army checkpoint. 5 in all I think. However the city has it's own sex trade, 95% of who are youg Burmese. IMO young enough to get you in trouble back home.. The army send trucks to take them back to barracks, and bring them back next morning. Among the other regulars are the police.

[kimamey]

Yes and in 90 days, thats his usual time frame for solving

problems,but never seem to happen.

regards Worgeordie

Come on try to keep up. It's 7 days this time.

[slapout]

Or as Labor Ministor he could push the Thai companies who hire non Thai labor to pay them the legal salaries, with benifets, they have worked for.

His assignment of the BIB to protect the rice in storage, was a complete flop so he will try them out on this assignment so as to pick up some 'rat hole' money. Someone really needs to check this mans 'use by date' , it must be diffuclt for everyone to stay up wind. of him.

[Ricardo]

"crackdowns will be launched with the help of the police" ...

Were there not police actually involved, in one recent Rohingya trafficking-case, down South ?

So they'll be a real help in putting a stop to all that sort of thing, won't they !

It's kind of like setting the police to crack down on gambling & casinos in Bangkok, isn't it ?

Yay for DPM Labour-Minister Chalerm !

Edited July 9, 2013 by Ricardo

[chainarong]

Another piece of thai repeat syndrome, next year the same old same old, this Administration is quick on the talk but slow on action, Mr Chalerm is one of the worst for this kind of act, I seem to be doing something but doing nothing at all

[Thai at Heart]

Another piece of thai repeat syndrome, next year the same old same old, this Administration is quick on the talk but slow on action, Mr Chalerm is one of the worst for this kind of act, I seem to be doing something but doing nothing at all

This time, on this particular issue, they have to try to achieve something, or Thailand will face problems with exports.

And that definitely will get the attention of some pretty big agribusiness people.

[bangkokheat]

4 years on the list, too little too late i say, all those people that have and are still suffering because of greed, how do you give these people back whats been taken away from them, and what, now the government is reacting because of pressure from the US and how much financial damage thailand will suffer because of sanctions, and not because of civil liberties, I am surprised thailand has been allowed to get away with this as long as they have

[Thai at Heart]

4 years on the list, too little too late i say, all those people that have and are still suffering because of greed, how do you give these people back whats been taken away from them, and what, now the government is reacting because of pressure from the US and how much financial damage thailand will suffer because of sanctions, and not because of civil liberties, I am surprised thailand has been allowed to get away with this as long as they have

The whole business of say fisheries is set up on the basis that it has to be done as cheaply as possible. To insure that all the labour on the boats and processing are paid correctly the legal minimum will inevitably push prices up and Thailand will lose business because of it, no doubt.

Since when did companies give a d**m about paying properly when they weren't forced to? Thailand has flown too close to the sun for too long.

[Baerboxer]

Well, it's good to see Pol.Capt. Labour Minister Dr. Chalerm has focused on this important issue with vigour and fever. 7 days, that'll get their attention.

He must have come back from HK in a very positive and motivated state. The Big Boss showing his fantastic people skills and motivation and ledership capabilities yet again.

Guess things will get even better once this politically motivated criminal conviction, and all the other criminal charges (which could be politically motivated) are quashed and the supreme leader returns.

Yes sir, we'll never hear of any more scandals, corruption, trafficking, problems in the South,criticism or oposition once he's back at the helm. RMS Thailand - unsinkable just like the RMS Titanic. Looks like fair weather and plain sailing ahead

[Suffinator]

If Charlem really wants to come off the watch list then he needs to refrain from the bottle - that is the medicine bottle; according to Charlem and his on-going ear issues.

Next year, according to some reports Thailand could be listed as No.1 Human Rights Abuser; which doesn't surprise me in the least. Thais have no compassion for anyone who isn't Thai and the wealthy elite have not compassion for anyone, including their own citizens.

US Government Urging Thailand to Stamp Out Slavery at Sea

[thhMan]

He could start with the right of foreign people to own land, become citizens etc.

Its abusive what a foreigner must endure just to take care of and protect his/her thai family (if they have one)...