Thai police upset by US human trafficking report

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Thai police upset by US human trafficking report
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BANGKOK, June 23 -- Thailand's police are prepared to tackle human trafficking issues, especially in the fisheries industry and regarding illegal migrants, after the United States downgraded Thailand to the lowest ranking in its latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.

Acting National Police Chief Pol Gen Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit expressed disappointment on Monday after the US State Department downgraded Thailand to a Tier 3 rating in the 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released last Friday.

He said the Thai police will review the Trafficking in Persons Report 2014 thoroughly and renew the effort to fight human trafficking problems, especially in the fisheries industry and among those involved in the illegal immigration of Rohingya Muslims and Xinjiang Uygur, in line with international human rights standards.

Gen Watcharapol added that the Thai police have also worked hard in combating against counterfeiting and pirated consumer goods to avoid being targeted by international governments which could affect the country’s overall economy. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-06-23

[bigbamboo]

I guess when you get a bad grade it is upsetting but that's life.

Except in Thailand where everybody expects good grades as a matter of course.

[clockman]

When you play on the global stage, Thainess is not recognized!

[HeijoshinCool]

He said the Thai police will review the Trafficking in Persons Report 2014 thoroughly and renew the effort to fight human trafficking problems, especially in the fisheries industry ...

Ahh, so let's not worry about the children kidnapped for sex, let's worry about the illegal immigrant adult males who sign a contract, then once at sea, find it's not worth the paper it's written on. Oh wait, that's because maybe some people with morals and a conscience, or a company (Walmart) will boycott Thai seafood. Sorry, my mistake.

Gen Watcharapol added that the Thai police have also worked hard in combating against counterfeiting and pirated consumer goods ...

Geez. General, are you delusional? Or do you think we are all stupid? Please cite any evidence of all that hard work. I have travelled all over Thailand for 8 years, and see zero evidence of this. But, maybe you're a homebody.

Yakkity, yak, yak.

"Acting" chief. How appropriate.

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[krisb]

Under the rug with all the other issues.

[UbonRatch]

Thai police upset by US human trafficking report

I'm sure they are. Their incomes just halved.

[chainarong]

Why would the police be up set , hardly any thing has been done to eradicate this human trafficking for the past hundred years, so why the winging , Thai police must improve their performance , sub par results have been the hallmark of the Thai police since its inception.

[UbonRatch]

I guess when you get a bad grade it is upsetting but that's life.

Except in Thailand where everybody expects good grades as a matter of course.

And the Thai says F ur post, not a D.

[ChrisY1]

Simply a pathetic response from the RTP.....

They are the problem...........!!

[fobuff]

I am surprised this was not censored

[iphad]

I find there is a general disdain for Thailand by many .. I am guessing Westerners ...that have such a low opinion of Thailand.

That Thailand should object to the rating given by the US government on Human Trafficking...I can guess that most people don't want their country criticized by any foreigner..so that's a natural reaction not just a Thai perspective.

Since over 22 years coming to Thailand & now living here I have never seen or experienced this problem but if others are more a expert on the subject I'd be more interesting in listening.

Since it was the US making the claim it's as if there is no human trafficking done in the US? or in their farming industry done by Latinos?

Just because the US makes standards..and they can because they are the ones linked to any loans etc given by the World Bank & IMF that is affected by the Tier system they can say what they want.

My initial reaction would be the US has destroyed 7 countries in the last 10 years or so & now leading the charge towards World War & Nuclear attacks against Russia & China.

Most of the other Western Countries... including my own are basically Puppets and to me have no right to say anything on any moral high ground.

Is Thailand perfect?.. of course not but where is?..Your home country?

[LuckyLew]

If they were doing there jobs properly in the first place this might not have happened

[HeijoshinCool]

I find there is a general disdain for Thailand by many .. I am guessing Westerners ...that have such a low opinion of Thailand.

That Thailand should object to the rating given by the US government on Human Trafficking...I can guess that most people don't want their country criticized by any foreigner..so that's a natural reaction not just a Thai perspective.

Since over 22 years coming to Thailand & now living here I have never seen or experienced this problem but if others are more a expert on the subject I'd be more interesting in listening.

Since it was the US making the claim it's as if there is no human trafficking done in the US? or in their farming industry done by Latinos?

Just because the US makes standards..and they can because they are the ones linked to any loans etc given by the World Bank & IMF that is affected by the Tier system they can say what they want.

My initial reaction would be the US has destroyed 7 countries in the last 10 years or so & now leading the charge towards World War & Nuclear attacks against Russia & China.

Most of the other Western Countries... including my own are basically Puppets and to me have no right to say anything on any moral high ground.

Is Thailand perfect?.. of course not but where is?..Your home country?

.

You're right.

There is a huge human trafficking system into and within the USA. Much of it is facilitated by ICE agents, and other 3 letter agencies.

Oh, and most recently, by our Supreme Leader.

[dinger]

The Thai police are prepared to tackle human trafficking issues after the U S down graded Thailand to the lowest ranking. So if there hadn't been down grade then the Thai Police wouldn't be interested?

[ggold]

Slowly but surelly the polices avenues for tea money is dissapearing. I guess they are not happy.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Actually, only the OP headline says the police are "upset" at the downgrade in the U.S. human trafficking report.

The actual article only cites the police chief as expressing "disappointment."

But either way, at least, he didn't say the police were "surprised," since they more than most are certainly well aware of what goes on here.

[T_Dog]

They're probably also upset that they didn't get a portion of that 400 thousand spent on Washington lobbyists. That would certainly have been better spent inside the country working on the real problems. edit..oops ..corrected amount

Edited June 23, 2014 by T_Dog

[worgeordie]

The cats out of the bag, better be seen to do something now,

no more turning a blind eye to the suffering,one thing that

might change things is loss of export earnings,(money)that

will get Thais to do something.

regards Worgeordie

[UbonRatch]

I find there is a general disdain for Thailand by many .. I am guessing Westerners ...that have such a low opinion of Thailand.

That Thailand should object to the rating given by the US government on Human Trafficking...I can guess that most people don't want their country criticized by any foreigner..so that's a natural reaction not just a Thai perspective.

Since over 22 years coming to Thailand & now living here I have never seen or experienced this problem but if others are more a expert on the subject I'd be more interesting in listening.

Since it was the US making the claim it's as if there is no human trafficking done in the US? or in their farming industry done by Latinos?

Just because the US makes standards..and they can because they are the ones linked to any loans etc given by the World Bank & IMF that is affected by the Tier system they can say what they want.

My initial reaction would be the US has destroyed 7 countries in the last 10 years or so & now leading the charge towards World War & Nuclear attacks against Russia & China.

Most of the other Western Countries... including my own are basically Puppets and to me have no right to say anything on any moral high ground.

Is Thailand perfect?.. of course not but where is?..Your home country?

There is no such disdain concerning Thailand, in general, from Westerners as you suggest, and especially those of us who have lived here for a long time.

There is, however, disdain for the continued corruption, lack of effort to overcome it, and continued selective blindness to many atrocities. That is a very different agenda.

Thailand purports to being a member of the UN, and it also receives huge benefits from the World Bank, which you ascertain. In doing so, Thailand itself must recognise international standards and make every effort to adhere to such. The US does not make the standards... the international community does, whereby standards of life considered to include freedom, freedom of speeh and action, within the limits of acceptable laws, are adhered to.

It is those standards that Thailand agreed to when signing agreements with exactly the likes of the UN and the World Bank, and thus should adhere to, yet chooses not to ad hoc.

Each individual home country is irrelevant, when taking into account 192 member countries of the UN which all counter measures which impede rules agreed upon.

As a result, Thailand is more than far from perfect in its agreements to adhere, and yet we do not carry disdain for Thailnd, but its lack of efficiency in attempts to counter what is mentioned in line 2.

Edited June 23, 2014 by UbonRatch

[Sakeopete]

Lets hope the junta doesn't cut too much into the BIB's illegal earnings. They are nasty <deleted> and may turn to kidnapping to make up for the loss of income. Better hope Thailand doesn't turn into Mexico/Columbia.

[EyesWideOpen]

Thai police upset by US human trafficking report

I'm sure they are. Their incomes just halved.

Damn you beat me to the punch on that one.... :-) As was shown in

the story about the Royingha refugees being trafficked down south, the

" Royal" Thai police are involved in doing the actual trafficking. As Prayuth

seems to determined to cut the Thai police off at the knees, that alone

should help the situation...

[ChrisY1]

I find there is a general disdain for Thailand by many .. I am guessing Westerners ...that have such a low opinion of Thailand.

That Thailand should object to the rating given by the US government on Human Trafficking...I can guess that most people don't want their country criticized by any foreigner..so that's a natural reaction not just a Thai perspective.

Since over 22 years coming to Thailand & now living here I have never seen or experienced this problem but if others are more a expert on the subject I'd be more interesting in listening.

Since it was the US making the claim it's as if there is no human trafficking done in the US? or in their farming industry done by Latinos?

Just because the US makes standards..and they can because they are the ones linked to any loans etc given by the World Bank & IMF that is affected by the Tier system they can say what they want.

My initial reaction would be the US has destroyed 7 countries in the last 10 years or so & now leading the charge towards World War & Nuclear attacks against Russia & China.

Most of the other Western Countries... including my own are basically Puppets and to me have no right to say anything on any moral high ground.

Is Thailand perfect?.. of course not but where is?..Your home country?

There is no such disdain concerning Thailand, in general, from Westerners as you suggest, and especially those of us who have lived here for a long time.

There is, however, disdain for the continued corruption, lack of effort to overcome it, and continued selective blindness to many atrocities. That is a very different agenda.

Thailand purports to being a member of the UN, and it also receives huge benefits from the World Bank, which you ascertain. In doing so, Thailand itself must recognise international standards and make every effort to adhere to such. The US does not make the standards... the international community does, whereby standards of life considered to include freedom, freedom of speeh and action, within the limits of acceptable laws, are adhered to.

It is those standards that Thailand agreed to when signing agreements with exactly the likes of the UN and the World Bank, and thus should adhere to, yet chooses not to ad hoc.

Each individual home country is irrelevant, when taking into account 192 member countries of the UN which all counter measures which impede rules agreed upon.

As a result, Thailand is more than far from perfect in its agreements to adhere, and yet we do not carry disdain for Thailnd, but its lack of efficiency in attempts to counter what is mentioned in line 2.

Good post..

[Hawk]

Damn truth hurts but like all liars just deny the accusations and raise your voices in outright indignation!

[givenall]

Bad news for Thais, impossible. Thais are perfect.

[iphad]

I find there is a general disdain for Thailand by many .. I am guessing Westerners ...that have such a low opinion of Thailand.

That Thailand should object to the rating given by the US government on Human Trafficking...I can guess that most people don't want their country criticized by any foreigner..so that's a natural reaction not just a Thai perspective.

Since over 22 years coming to Thailand & now living here I have never seen or experienced this problem but if others are more a expert on the subject I'd be more interesting in listening.

Since it was the US making the claim it's as if there is no human trafficking done in the US? or in their farming industry done by Latinos?

Just because the US makes standards..and they can because they are the ones linked to any loans etc given by the World Bank & IMF that is affected by the Tier system they can say what they want.

My initial reaction would be the US has destroyed 7 countries in the last 10 years or so & now leading the charge towards World War & Nuclear attacks against Russia & China.

Most of the other Western Countries... including my own are basically Puppets and to me have no right to say anything on any moral high ground.

Is Thailand perfect?.. of course not but where is?..Your home country?

There is no such disdain concerning Thailand, in general, from Westerners as you suggest, and especially those of us who have lived here for a long time.

There is, however, disdain for the continued corruption, lack of effort to overcome it, and continued selective blindness to many atrocities. That is a very different agenda.

Thailand purports to being a member of the UN, and it also receives huge benefits from the World Bank, which you ascertain. In doing so, Thailand itself must recognise international standards and make every effort to adhere to such. The US does not make the standards... the international community does, whereby standards of life considered to include freedom, freedom of speeh and action, within the limits of acceptable laws, are adhered to.

It is those standards that Thailand agreed to when signing agreements with exactly the likes of the UN and the World Bank, and thus should adhere to, yet chooses not to ad hoc.

Each individual home country is irrelevant, when taking into account 192 member countries of the UN which all counter measures which impede rules agreed upon.

As a result, Thailand is more than far from perfect in its agreements to adhere, and yet we do not carry disdain for Thailnd, but its lack of efficiency in attempts to counter what is mentioned in line 2.

I would disagree with most you said..I still call your attitude Disdain towards Thailand and general ignorance of World politics.

First it was the US State Dep't that issued In its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report that Thailand be downgraded to Tier 3, the lowest possible ranking it gives for a country's response to fighting modern-day slavery.... Not the UN.

The World Bank & IMF are controlled by the same people that control Washington....Not the UN.

So whatever comments you are making re. the UN is....really baseless.

[pisico]

Disappointed by the downgrade?

Why now there are smoke and mirrors attempts to show they care about human trafficking and child abuse?

Why nothing was done 25 years ago when Democrats were in power and later with Thaksin and after that with the 2006 coup (same chief as now), Democrats again, YS and back to the military?

It is a situation like the riding of motorcycles on the sidewalks. Because it has been going on forever; it's OK. It's part of Thainess.

The downgrade makes the police and the Junta upset and disappointed.

First phase:sulking.

The next phase will be to come up with lame excuses and blame outside forces of evil.

Lastly they will fall back on being smug and their usual self-absorbed behaviour.

If they way they push their trolleys in supermarkets (going straight while looking to the side until bumping into an unsuspecting shopper) is an indicator of what will happen once they get used to the idea of being in the same basket as Syria and South Korea, we can expect the problem to go on for decades,

[Bluespunk]

"In a room where

people unanimously maintain

a conspiracy of silence,

one word of truth

sounds like a pistol shot."

Czesław Miłosz

"Inconvenient truth always hurts but its there and there is no escaping"

Sipendr

Edited June 23, 2014 by Bluespunk

[noitom]

And a well deserved downgrade it is. Thais long to be part of the international community and included in its international stature. They do nothing to meet any standards or enforcement, but expect to coast in because they smile a lot at meetings.

[j15mth]

When the Thais are told the Truth they can not face this. The world is far from Perfect but Thailand has to catch up with its huge problems across the Board.The Economy is not in a good state and this report will not help Investment in Thailand.