NLA to make available English version of human trafficking laws and regulations



BANGKOK: -- English version of all laws related to human trafficking will be made available soon so that foreign governments and international organizations will understand the efforts already undertaken by the Thai government in addressing this problem, said Mr Pornpetch Wichitcholachai, president of the National Legislative Assembly, on Monday.

He admitted that the NLA was weak in publicity campaign despite the fact that several laws and regulations had been enacted to deal with human trafficking problem. A full report about the NLA’s performance in this aspect will be made available, he said.

For instances, he said that illegal migrant workers are now entitled to minimum wage rate of 300 baht per day plus 700 baht social security and other social welfare services.

As for migrant workers working in fishing industry, the NLA president said that fishing-related laws had been updated with higher penalties being introduced against the use of forced labour and underaged labour in the industry.

He stressed that the government had committed to cracking down on illegal fishing and the use of forced labour in fishing industry.

The NLA, he said, has commissioned the translation of all the new laws and regulations pertaining to human trafficking into English so that foreign governments and international organizations will understand what has been done by Thailand to deal with the problem.

(Photo : Thai PBS File)

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/nla-to-make-available-english-version-of-human-trafficking-laws-and-regulations


-- Thai PBS 2015-08-03

Making new stricter laws will still fall short of taking proper action if, as is generally the case in Thailand, they are not enforced.

No good expecting anyone to believe the laws will help when they're enforced selectively, if at all....

"all the new laws and regulations pertaining to human trafficking into English so that foreign governments and international organizations will understand what has been done by Thailand to deal with the problem."

So no foreign government has the capability to read Thai - especially those countries having embassies in Thailand?

Maybe the Junta should realistically examine what its anti-human trafficking accomplishments really have been.

he said that illegal migrant workers are now entitled to minimum wage rate of 300 baht per day plus 700 baht social security and other social welfare services.

Huh????? Cant wait to see this set of laws laid out. How about first working out if they are legal or not......Where does one go to make sure that as an illegal employee one is paid the minumum???

Absolute fools