Ministry of Labor, with the multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), organizes the first in their 2023 series of training courses for MOL officials, aims to drive anti-human trafficking policy into practice and work towards Tier 1 on Tip Report.
April 25, 2023. Mr. Boonchob Suthamanuswong, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, with other senior officials of MOL, presided over the opening ceremony of the first training course to enhance capacity and skills of officials to be eligible for an appointment as Competent Officials under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act.
This training program aims to enhance participants’ knowledge, understanding, and capacity on the anti-human trafficking and forced labor policies, and how to provide assistance for victims in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and in line with international standards. Participants will be appointed Competent Officials under the Anti-Human Trafficking Act B.E. 2551 (2008) and its amendment.
A total of 50 participants were officers and staff from MOL’s Office of Permanent Secretary, Department of Labor Protection and Welfare, Department of Employment, and other relevant agencies from across the country.
The Thai Government has prioritized raising standards of human trafficking prevention and protection of Thai and foreign workers, with MOL as one of the main agencies in the efforts. Therefore, MOL has established the policy “MOL Transforming the Thai Labor Market” determining to accelerate the solutions for migrant worker issues and prevent human trafficking with an aim for Thailand to be upgraded to Tier 1.
Under this policy, labor agencies across the country have used the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for labor trafficking and forced labor and the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) as a guideline for their operations, which requires the efficacy enhancement for labor inspectors and multidisciplinary teams (MDTs). On this note, PS Boonchop said that MOL is ready to join forces with MDTs and all related agencies to enhance the efforts against forced labor and human trafficking in Thailand.
