Month: June 2016

Thai Visa News on 21 June 2016, BANGKOK, 21 June 2016 (NNT) – The Minister of Social Development and Human Security has instructed all relevant agencies to work together to Continue Reading

The Nation on 15 June 2016, WITH more than 1,000 human-trafficking cases pending in the courts including a large number of Myanmar victims, Thailand has promised to speed up the Continue Reading

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha stepped up pressure on police and prosecutors last week insisting they must accelerate their investigations into human trafficking and bring the criminal syndicates behind the slave Continue Reading

Thailand took another step towards cleaning up its long-neglected fishing industry last week when it ratified the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Maritime Labor Convention, which calls for compliance and enforcement Continue Reading

By Cliff White, Editor Published on Wednesday, June 08, 2016 The government of Thailand has ratified the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention, a treaty that establishes enforcement mechanisms to Continue Reading

Thailand is the 77th Member State to have ratified this landmark Convention. On 7 June 2016, the Minister of Labour of Thailand, General Sirichai Distakul, deposited the instrument of ratification Continue Reading

By Prangthong Jitcharoenkul & Online Reporters for the Bangkok Post on 6 June 2016, Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has pledged to speed up the investigation of human trafficking cases, most Continue Reading

SONGKHLA, Thailand, May 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — 5 Government and private agencies jointly establish Songkhla Fishermen’s Life Enhancement Centre (FLEC) – Thailand’s first showcase in countering against human trafficking and illegal Continue Reading

The European Union granted Thailand more time to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, but strongly urged Thailand to speed up reforms, while the Food and Agriculture Organization of Continue Reading