Thai govt defends its anti-human trafficking record

[cumgranosalum]

The entire world is being dragged around by its nose because of the nexus of prudish American culture, radical American feminists, and the American religious right. For Americans trafficking is about sex. Trafficking is routinely confused with willing prostitution. Labor is secondary. Thailand is on the right track with better regulation of the fishing industry and other labor trafficking issues. Trafficking is about population increases and lack of unskilled jobs. Countries have to stand up to American's understanding of trafficking only as a criminal justice issue or they will find themselves on the wrong side of history as the villains, not the good guys. Trafficking is a migration issue and must be dealt with in that way.

Love your selection of protagonists - please say how you chose these particular groups....and you theories on prostitution too......please explain how you separate migration and labour.....

[spidermike007]

Thailand is more concerned about the public criticism than the topic...

Always remain a third world country until it changes its attitude constructive criticism...

Needs to grow up as a society in a global world...

Brad

Good points, but part of the issue is that the culture here is so unwilling to look within, for the source of a problem. It is so uncommon to find someone who is willing to introspect, accept responsibility for a problem they have caused, and essentially man up, and account for ones behavior. If that is such an issue on a personal level, it is easy to imagine how that translates on a national, or government level.

Part of the issue seems to be this ridiculous, childish, churlish, silly, ignorant act of defending ones "face". It is perhaps one of the most cowardly acts a person can commit. Face is the opposite of introspection, spiritual or personal growth, or development as an individual. It retards all that is beneficial, or good in life. It prevents improvement of self. It is heinous. So, maybe part of the underlying solution is to teach the people to change their ways, and stop being so obsessed with what strangers think of them. I realize that is a tall mountain to climb. But, from my point of view, it will eventually have to be done, if the country really wants to move forward.