webfact Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Thailand receives high ratings for tackling child laborBANGKOK, 4 November 2015 (NNT) - A report by the United States Department of Labor praised Thailand’s efforts in tackling the issue of child labor.According to the Government Spokesman Bureau, the Thai government has continuously placed great emphasis on the issue of child labor in the country.Most recently, the United States Department of Labor issued its 2014 report on the child labor situation worldwide and has ranked Thailand among the 13 countries with exemplary efforts in addressing the issue of child labor.The report praised Thailand’s progress in tackling the matter by establishing a committee on illegal alien labor and human trafficking problems, raise the minimum age for those working in the agricultural and fishing sectors, strictly following up on its labor policy, and adhering to international guidelines on combating child labor.The Spokesman Bureau added that the report reflected the government’s determination in tackling the country’s longstanding problems, not only concerning child labor, but also illegal alien labor and human trafficking.-- NNT 2015-11-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 It's quite easy to reduce child labor violations as Nike and Adidas moved their factories to Vietnam and Indonesia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 And the actual wording in that report was ... ? Jolly well done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Turn the question around and ask yourself , if Thailand wasn't on the watch list just where would the progress be made, it is indeed a sorry state of affairs when a country has to be on a watch list because of child labour exploitation and that country has to be cajoled and intimidated into submission to do something about it. because that countries administration are either too lazy or turn a blind eye to this practice..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 In the US DOL 2014 report, the main summary paragraph contains 50% praise, and 50% criticism. The 2nd half reads: "However, children in Thailand continue to engage in child labor in agriculture, including in the shrimp and seafood processing sector, and in the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation. Thailand remains weak in its enforcement efforts, particularly in the fishing, agriculture, manufacturing, and home-based business sectors, as well as in the informal sector. The Government also lacks nationwide data on child labor, which impedes the effectiveness of policies and programs." The Government Spin Bureau chose to ignore these substantial criticisms. http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/findings/2014TDA/thailand.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldragon Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Hopefully this includes the sex industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 What about the little kids selling religious garlands at traffic lights. They are still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrisco17 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) What about the little kids selling religious garlands at traffic lights. They are still there. And the very young kids, between 5 and 9 years old, going from bar to bar selling roses! Edited November 5, 2015 by phrisco17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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