US TIP report - 5 Thai panels set up to tackle human trafficking

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5 panels set up to tackle trafficking
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday set up five subcommittees to help fight human trafficking in a bid to improve Thailand's rating from the current Tier 3 in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report.

The subcommittees will be led by deputy PM General Pravit Wongsuwan to tackle human trafficking suppression; the Labour Minister to handle child labour, migrant workers; the Social Development and Human Security Minister to oversee women's affairs; the Agriculture Minister to handle fishery workers, and Deputy Foreign Minister Don Pramud-winai to oversee laws and public relations. They will have their first meeting on January 7.

Prayut said the trafficking problem could not be solved in a couple of days, as it needed many things, including registering workers make them part of the system and labour protection, cooperation of employers and punishment of offenders.

Meanwhile, Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda yesterday warned that Thailand would remain at Tier 3 if government officials continued being involved in trafficking. He said police and law enforcement agencies are required to clamp down on human trafficking activities because the TIP report

can have serious repercussions on the economy. He was speaking at a meeting of kamnans and district chiefs as well as local authorities to underline policies and follow up on actions against human trafficking.

"If officials continue being involved in human trafficking-related activities, we will remain in Tier 3 despite the presence of good infrastructure and tools," he said.

Thailand was ranked the lowest in the TIP report released this year, which means the Kingdom does little to nothing to protect people from being trafficked or in prosecuting traffickers. The report is the US government's key tool to engage foreign governments on the issue of human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/5-panels-set-up-to-tackle-trafficking--30250610.html

-- The Nation 2014-12-25

[clockman]

Lawless,! The only mantra is greed.

Edited December 25, 2014 by clockman

[Kooweerup]

Hello Prayuth, the Military(Navy) of whom you were in charge of and still are, was implicated. How about starting there and drop the defamation charges against the foreign journalists. That might actually start the rise.

[CiaranO]

"Prayut said the trafficking problem could not be solved in a couple of days, as it needed many things, including registering workers make them part of the system and labour protection, cooperation of employers and punishment of offenders"

How about clean up all the Government agencies involved in this despicable act first - Stop with the band aid approach and fix the problem once and for all.

[BigBadGeordie]

More committees, more talk, no action!

<deleted> just DO something for once and then tell us you have done it!

[NongKhaiKid]

More committees, more talk, no action!

<deleted> just DO something for once and then tell us you have done it!

There are many definitions of a committee and perhaps these two are appropriate :

a ) a way making people feel important and avoid work, and

b ) a group of people who as individuals can decide nothing and who together can only decide that nothing can be done.

[Fiddlesticks]

Thailand was ranked the lowest in the TIP report released this year, which means the Kingdom does little to nothing to protect people from being trafficked or in prosecuting traffickers.

But now there will be 5 committees that will assist in doing nothing except contributing to the high level of employment in Thailand. The belief here is that committees, meetings and talking will improve the situation without the need for drastic measures like prosecuting those involved in the trafficking activities. Now everyone can be HAPPY while having their cake and eating it too. Gotta love this place.

[dinger]

Why all of the conceren all of a sudden with regards to the U S rating on trafficing. I seem to remember numerous media stories a few months ago saying who cares what the U S thinks, we don't need them anyway. My how the tune seems to have changed

[tomross46]

This is all good. What is the US doing to eliminate the trafficking of humans in the USA? Thais have been offered employment in the USA to work in agriculture, these people had to have been processed by the US Embassy in Bangkok, to get a visa. They were slave labor working in Hawaii, the sponsoring company, in California, has been found guilty and fines millions, but the Thais that were treated as slave labor will get nothing, because the company declared bankruptcy. Why hadn't the US State Department , investigate this California before the visa's were granted.

The same has happened to Vietnamese citizens, who went to work in Guam, again the work visa had to have been approved by the US embassy in Vietnam.

[iReason]

"Thailand would remain at Tier 3 if government officials continued being involved in trafficking."

"If officials continue being involved in human trafficking-related activities, we will remain in Tier 3 despite the presence of good infrastructure and tools," he said.

The Government you say? Of the non-elected PM?

Who would have been doing nothing about this travesty if Thailand had not been dropped to 3rd Tier?

Dispicable.

[Emster23]

5x0=0. 5 blind mice. See how they run....

[upena]

Thai Government doing what it does best - forming committees

[BigBadGeordie]

This is all good. What is the US doing to eliminate the trafficking of humans in the USA? Thais have been offered employment in the USA to work in agriculture, these people had to have been processed by the US Embassy in Bangkok, to get a visa. They were slave labor working in Hawaii, the sponsoring company, in California, has been found guilty and fines millions, but the Thais that were treated as slave labor will get nothing, because the company declared bankruptcy. Why hadn't the US State Department , investigate this California before the visa's were granted.

The same has happened to Vietnamese citizens, who went to work in Guam, again the work visa had to have been approved by the US embassy in Vietnam. [/quote a very valid point

[kerrysum]

Human trafficking has been going on in Thailand for years, it is nothing new.... It only exploits the poor and helps the rich whom are involved in it.....

Just my two cents.....

[Oziex1]

This is all good. What is the US doing to eliminate the trafficking of humans in the USA? Thais have been offered employment in the USA to work in agriculture, these people had to have been processed by the US Embassy in Bangkok, to get a visa. They were slave labor working in Hawaii, the sponsoring company, in California, has been found guilty and fines millions, but the Thais that were treated as slave labor will get nothing, because the company declared bankruptcy. Why hadn't the US State Department , investigate this California before the visa's were granted.

The same has happened to Vietnamese citizens, who went to work in Guam, again the work visa had to have been approved by the US embassy in Vietnam. [/quote a very valid point

Does this mean if there is a crime committed in the US it cannot comment and expect change on a crime committed in another country.I understand the concept of clean up your own back yard first, but even so this crime is a major blight on the world and the human race, all action by all countries even if they have a past or present history of same should not be denounced.

[harryfrompattaya]

This is all good. What is the US doing to eliminate the trafficking of humans in the USA? Thais have been offered employment in the USA to work in agriculture, these people had to have been processed by the US Embassy in Bangkok, to get a visa. They were slave labor working in Hawaii, the sponsoring company, in California, has been found guilty and fines millions, but the Thais that were treated as slave labor will get nothing, because the company declared bankruptcy. Why hadn't the US State Department , investigate this California before the visa's were granted.

The same has happened to Vietnamese citizens, who went to work in Guam, again the work visa had to have been approved by the US embassy in Vietnam.

You are right the USA be blacklisted throughout the world

Even aid for anything should not be accepted from the USA

And most China Japan Thailand should not sell to USA at all

Nobody should try to sneak into the terrible USA

This will teach the USA