Government confident in human trafficking improvements

[Lite Beer]

Government confident in human trafficking improvements

BANGKOK: Thailand is confident that the progress it has made in the prosecution of human trafficking cases over the past year will be enough for the United States to give the country a good ranking in its Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report due out next month, a senior ministry source says.

The source said law enforcement officials in Thailand such as the police, prosecutors and judges have acted quickly during legal cases to bring human traffickers to justice. This has in part been helped by the government's decision to separate real victims of human traffickers from those who choose to be smuggled abroad to seek jobs or a better life.

Under the TIP system, countries are ranked in three tiers. Tier-1 countries that meet all the minimum standards, Tier-2 countries that do not meet the minimum standards but are making significant efforts to do so, and Tier-3 countries that do not meet the standards and are not making significant efforts to do so.

The US government imposes restrictions on non-humanitarian and non trade-related foreign assistance for Tier-3 countries.

Thailand has been in the Tier-2 bracket for four years and it was feared the country would be moved to Tier-3 this year, because last year's TIP report expressed dismay at Thailand's slow progress in prosecuting human trafficking cases.

The source said Thailand also hopes to receive fair consideration from the US TIP office since it has tried to make progress in the five Ps — prosecution, protection, prevention, policy and partnership.

The government sent Thailand's TIP report to Washington in late March.

The report claims anti-human trafficking efforts from January 2013 to January 2014 have improved.

Under the TIP system, countries are ranked in three tiers. Tier-1 countries that meet all the minimum standards, Tier-2 countries that do not meet the minimum standards but are making significant efforts to do so, and Tier-3 countries that do not meet the standards and are not making significant efforts to do so.

The US government imposes restrictions on non-humanitarian and non trade-related foreign assistance for Tier-3 countries.

Thailand has been in the Tier-2 bracket for four years and it was feared the country would be moved to Tier-3 this year, because last year's TIP report expressed dismay at Thailand's slow progress in prosecuting human trafficking cases.

The source said Thailand also hopes to receive fair consideration from the US TIP office since it has tried to make progress in the five Ps — prosecution, protection, prevention, policy and partnership.

The government sent Thailand's TIP report to Washington in late March.

The report claims anti-human trafficking efforts from January 2013 to January 2014 have improved.

-- Phuket News 2014-05-03

[clockman]

They maybe confident, not the rest of the World? Reuters!

Edited May 3, 2014 by clockman

[Dogmatix]

Reuters' Pulitzer Prize winning story suggests otherwise.

[Thaiisnotrequired]

Government confident in human trafficking improvements

Yep, numbers will sure go up, and personal gains geometrically with it.

[ChrisY1]

No....definately zero imrpovement over the past 5 years......a bit of talk...some regulations formed.....but other than that nothing changes.

In the report sent to the US.....Thailand didn't even make mention of the Rohinyga....

[surangw]

the traffickers have gotten better at hiding their enterprise is the real reason.

[geriatrickid]

How can the government be confident when there is another news report suggesting there is a serious issue of corruption in the immigration visa unit?

[casindonet]

When thailand is downgraded to tier-3 this year.....the thais reasoning would be the whole world is mis-informed as usual.

Sent from my GT-I9200 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

[rubl]

Efforts improved probably only means more budget allocated ?

[JesseFrank]

They must have missed this one before they made that announcement.

Thais refused entry to Germany because of scam, says Thai embassy Edited May 3, 2014 by JesseFrank

[noitom]

The Thai slavers and traffickers in humans for slave labor and sex have better funding streams from Thai Mr. Bigs.

[digibum]

They're confident that someone will try to hide the real numbers.

[klauskunkel]

The source said Thailand also hopes to receive fair consideration from the US TIP office since it has tried to make progress in the five Ps — prosecution, protection, prevention, policy and partnership

Thailand: Dear US please recognize how hard we tried to make progress...

US: You tried,...but did you succeed in reducing human trafficking?

Thailand: Yes we did! We can now quote the 5 Ps without mistake and in the correct order!!!

[upena]

After 4 years at Tier 2 Watch List - Tier 3 is just around the corner

[ggt]

The source said Thailand also hopes to receive fair consideration from the US...and they will...if it is in the "best-interests" of the United States...which is the same flawed logic...used to declare war...impose sanctions...and send in troops to weaker nations...

[issanaus]

The source said Thailand also hopes to receive fair consideration from the US...and they will...if it is in the "best-interests" of the United States...which is the same flawed logic...used to declare war...impose sanctions...and send in troops to weaker nations...

That must have been written by Ms Yingluck speech writer

People forget that when USA signs international agreements they become part of USA law - so interest groups can take cases to court even if the government is not willing. Australia on the other hand has to enact legislation to bring then into effect. So for example a case of genocide against the government was thrown out because "genocide is not an offence know to the laws of The Australian Capital Territory"

[Benmart]

The source said Thailand also hopes to receive fair consideration from the US...and they will...if it is in the "best-interests" of the United States...which is the same flawed logic...used to declare war...impose sanctions...and send in troops to weaker nations...

That must have been written by Ms Yingluck speech writer

People forget that when USA signs international agreements they become part of USA law - so interest groups can take cases to court even if the government is not willing. Australia on the other hand has to enact legislation to bring then into effect. So for example a case of genocide against the government was thrown out because "genocide is not an offence know to the laws of The Australian Capital Territory"

Thank you for educating the less educated. It is much appreciated.

Some are ready to bash the USA, which has many faults. Perhaps another country should step forward as a replacement. Russia, North Korea or China? I wonder how long this forum would survive if this were the case?