Govt targets return to Tier 2 trafficking list
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered state agencies to speed up solving human trafficking problems in the country in the hope Thailand will be reinstated as a Tier 2 Continue Reading
RTP get new ally to tackle traffickers
Amlo helps cops fight huge network The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has teamed up with the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) to launch a crackdown on a transnational human trafficking network Continue Reading
Migrant workers fast-tracked into 8 provinces to tackle labour shortage
The government will import migrant workers to eight Thai provinces under an agreement to tackle illegal trafficking and a labour shortage estimated at 800,000 workers. The move is being made Continue Reading
Thailand aims for improved status on US human trafficking watchlist
Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan chaired an Anti-Trafficking in Persons Committee meeting on Wednesday to track government progress in the past year with the aim of improving Thailand’s status Continue Reading
Police special unit to crack down on illegal fishing
The Royal Thai Police has established a special taskforce, “IUU Hunter”, to monitor and control the fishing industry and stop Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) in Thai waters. “The Continue Reading
Thai Government to Establish Victim Identification Center, modeled after U.S.’ DCAC
February 1, 2022. With the aim of building confidence and improving standard and efficiency of victim screening/identification and referral processes, Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan has tasked the Minister Continue Reading