webfact Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thailand hopes US will satisfy its anti-human trafficking effortBANGKOK: -- Thailand voices hope that its progress in tackling human trafficking problem will satisfy the United States and improve its status in Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.Don Pramudwinai, the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, said the government has made progresses in tackling human trafficking during the past six months.Development includes revision of relevant legislations such as a new law on labor protection in the fishery sector was passed on 30 December 2014 and the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act was enforced with an emphasis on protection of informers and officers.Besides, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) recently approved revisions to a law on fishery labor protection. The law sets maximum fine of 30 million baht for offenders.As for registration of illegal migrants, the deputy minister said the government would finish identifying their citizenship by 31 March this year. The registration is hoped to help reduce human trafficking risks in the country.Regarding the TIP Report, the deputy minister said the government was due to submit it this month and expressed his confidence that it would be inclusive and approved of by the US.He added that the US would obtain better understanding of the situation in Thailand and would be satisfied with it.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thailand-hopes-us-will-satisfy-anti-human-trafficking-effort -- Thai PBS 2015-01-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thailand's anti-human trafficking efforts make progressBANGKOK, 14 January 2015 (NNT) - The Thai government has expressed satisfaction with the progress of its anti-human trafficking operations and hoped that the U.S. would find its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report satisfactory.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai said the government had been tackling human trafficking during the past six months by revising relevant legislations and conducting the TIP Report. A new law on labor protection in the fishery sector was passed on 30 December 2014 and the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act was enforced with an emphasis on protection of informers and officers.The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) recently approved revisions to a law on fishery labor protection. The law sets maximum fine of 30 million baht for offenders.As for registration of illegal migrants, the deputy minister said the government would finish identifying their citizenship by 31 March this year. The registration is hoped to help reduce human trafficking risks in the country.Regarding the TIP Report, the deputy minister said the government was due to submit it this month and expressed his confidence that it would be inclusive and approved of by the U.S. The deputy minister added that the U.S.had better understanding of the situation in Thailand and was increasingly satisfied with it.-- NNT 2015-01-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony5 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Does this government thinks the US reviews human trafficking ratings on a daily base? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Speak to the people on the boats. Do not believe anything a goverment official utters! Remember the last finance minister, said its ok to tell a white lie. Edited January 14, 2015 by clockman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiaranO Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I think the Thai Government are being very naive as usual in their approach. The US will expect tangible evidence gathered by themselves that the Thai Government are actually doing something other than talking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 The situation on the fishing boats is horrible. It's nothing a civilized society would tolerate AT ALL. The US is the #2 buyer of Thai exports behind Japan. I don't know why there hasn't been a boycott by Americans against anything Thai. If they knew more, there would be. The US has a treaty to defend Thailand, provides Thailand with military hardware and does joint training with Thailand. It also gives Thailand money every year. Thailand cares only about face and about the money and arms and training and exports. It doesn't care about the fishing boats. Soon Thailand may need to look more and more to China for "support." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 IMO, the US would be looking a prosecutions that have occured over the past year....and not just Thailand' promise of things to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesetat2013 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Does this government thinks the US reviews human trafficking ratings on a daily base?I seem to recall reading when the initial results came from this rating that it was done every 3/5 or 10 years.. Not done at the whim of a government displeased that they were put at the bottom of this list. So I am tempted to think the Thais will not be very pleased at the US if the US doesn't make special accommodations just to raise Thais rank here. I also do not think that a few laws passed or a couple of signs promoting anti-trafficking will appease anyone especially when reports still filter out about slaves running or jumping from boats or about how poorly the rohingas still get treated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iReason Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 These befuddled clowns with their paperwork, committees and subcommittees don't get it. Actions speak louder than words. Period. "He added that the US would obtain better understanding of the situation in Thailand and would be satisfied with it." And always speaking for other countries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinCityGr8One Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Interesting that this article regarding the USA and it's concerns about Human Trafficking in Thailand appears the same day as the story of the two Thai drivers charged with trafficking '400' Rohingya. Coincidence or Bad Luck? I am sure some one or more at the US Embassy in Bangkok are members of TVF and keep up with all the news and report their daily findings to Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 US gives positive feedback on Thailand’s anti human trafficking measuresBANGKOK, 14 January 2014 (NNT) – The United States Department of Labour has praised Thailand on its anti human trafficking measures and urged Thailand to conduct a research and prosecute child labour, said Thai Minister of Labour.The Minister of Labour Gen. Surasak Karnjanarat has revealed that the United States Department of Labour provided positive feedback to Thailand’s child labour countermeasures.He has said that Thailand still has to conduct the research and increase the number of staff directly responsible for tackling this issue, which the US will help coordinate these operations with the authorities of Thailand.The Minister of Labour elaborated that since Thailand was downgraded to Tier 3 on the US Department of State's Human Trafficking list, the Ministry of Labour have been working to solve this issue. Currently, persons under the age of 15 are prohibited from working in agriculture, while persons under the age of 18 are prohibited from working in the fisheries industry.The Ministry of Labour's research on how many child labours are still in the industry is still inconclusive and will need to register all fishery boats in compliance with the cabinet’s resolution, said the Minister.The Minister of Labour has also pointed the reason why Thailand still hasn’t been lifted from the Tier 3 list is that the US has mentioned that there are high-ranking Thai officials involved in the human trafficking who still have not yet been prosecuted.For this matter, the Minister of Labour has said that he has launched a working group with the task of following up on the misconducts of government officials in order to prosecute those involved.-- NNT 2015-01-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangFerang Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 The US has vested interests in ASEAN and beyond. They know what is happening. Beyond clandestine operations, they have open-source researchers who read the world news as a job. Nobody involved thinks legislation is enough to accomplish anything, and as another noted here on TVF the recently dead Rohingya woman who died while packed in a pickup truck with 100 others says a lot about what is not going on. This is a sorry state of affairs. Even though many US companies are enjoying large profits from Thai fisheries, not one will bear the burden of being found supporting inhumane labor practices overseas. Americans are quite touchy about sweat shops and forced labor, once it hits the news. Nike had a severe stock drop and sales slump after some factories overeseas were found to have children working twelve hour shifts without a break, being beaten for low production, and the dirty laundry list went from there. I still won't buy their shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 High ranking Thai officials. Still grubing in the trough of human misery! Name and shame. But T.I.T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iReason Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 "...urged Thailand to conduct a research and prosecute child labour, said Thai Minister of Labour." Talk is cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Are they really that stupid the US is not aware of the daily news here? Just the news of today 14/01/2015: Police freed eight female Burmese slaves in fish factory ... Nakhon Si Thammarat - A group of 98 Rohingya refugees who have been smuggled from a human trafficking ring from Burmanach Thailand, was stopped early Sunday at a police checkpoint in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. ...and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oneday Posted January 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2015 "...Thailand hopes US will satisfy its anti-human trafficking effort..." Another poorly written headline by someone who really doesn't know English. Try this on for size reporter. "Thailand hopes US will be satisfied by its..." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rykbanlor Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 "...Thailand hopes US will satisfy its anti-human trafficking effort..." Another poorly written headline by someone who really doesn't know English. Try this on for size reporter. "Thailand hopes US will be satisfied by its..." Right? You beat me to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffinator Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Does this government thinks the US reviews human trafficking ratings on a daily base? Probably according to the Thai Gov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffinator Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 He added that the US would obtain better understanding of the situation in Thailand and would be satisfied with it. Once again talking on behalf of another nation. I wonder if the Thai gov can explain why those caught are still transferred to 'inactive posts' instead of facing criminal charges. The US, UK and EU ought to start piling on the trade embargo's only then will you see any real changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upena Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thai Government fails to understand that human trafficking is in more than just the fishing industry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Does this government thinks the US reviews human trafficking ratings on a daily base? And do they think window dressing laws with a wink-wink to the fishing industry and zero enforcement will fool anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thai Government fails to understand that human trafficking is in more than just the fishing industry Selling kids and women into sexual slavery is just a part of Thainess that the USA will have to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rykbanlor Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thai Government fails to understand that human trafficking is in more than just the fishing industry Euphemisms 101. Fails to understand ----- Refuses to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Does this government thinks the US reviews human trafficking ratings on a daily base? Actually it is done on an annual basis. The TIP report is based on data gathered up until February and the report released later in the year. This is why there are so many pronouncements about the US government "understanding" Thailand's position and progress. Unfortunately Thailand was given favoured nation status for a number of years and kept on level2(-) while they made a lot of promises, unfortunately their lack of action after a number of warnings resulted in the level 3 status. The economic ramifications are starting to become apparent as contracts are not being renewed, so the powerful are beginning to hurt. This loss of face due to the lowering of Thailand's status has hurt, in spite of official pronouncements, with the EU also reducing Thailand's status for imports as well as other countries. What they fail to see is that the TIP report will continue to give Thailand poor ratings while they speak lots and do little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 ..considering the stories of smuggled minority people...and their resultant deaths....this week alone.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Err... didn't a few Rohingyas died 'in transit' in Nakhon Si Thammarat recently, while 'others' in the convoy have already reached the border? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 "Two Thai drivers charged with trafficking '400' Rohingya" It just seems like it it is okay to do these sorts of things in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) BANGKOK, 14 January 2015 (NNT) - The Thai government has expressed satisfaction with the progress of its anti-human trafficking operations and hoped that the U.S. would find its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report satisfactory. BANGKOK, 14 January 2014 (NNT) – The United States Department of Labour has praised Thailand on its anti human trafficking measures and urged Thailand to conduct a research and prosecute child labour, said Thai Minister of Labour. Keep in mind both of these news articles are releases from the National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT) which is part of the Government Public Relations Department. The NNT is one of the govt's primary propaganda outlets....always rosy articles written about govt activities....Alice in Wonderland. Edited January 14, 2015 by Pib 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaii69 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Who the heck is the US to say anything about human trafficking? Have you seen the exodus of human trafficking at the US/Mexico border. Yeah, I'm an American and not just another 'yank buster' that seems to live here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaii69 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Err... didn't a few Rohingyas died 'in transit' in Nakhon Si Thammarat recently, while 'others' in the convoy have already reached the border? Mi pen rai, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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