Thailand ratifies Work in Fishing Convention
GENEVA (ILO News) – Thailand has become the first country in Asia to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188) , which protects the living and working conditions of fishers Continue Reading
EU Announced the Lifting of a Yellow Card for Thailand
On 8 January 2019, the EU formally announced the lifting of a yellow card for Thailand in recognition of the substantive progress Thailand has made in tackling illegal, unreported and Continue Reading
Press release: Royal Thai Government’s Country Report on Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts 2018
Royal Thai Government Report 2018
Thailand arrests 23 human traffickers
Thai police arrested 23 human traffickers during a crackdown last week in southern Thailand, dealing a serious blow to transnational criminal syndicates, as the Thai government lived up to its Continue Reading
Thai Prime Minister vows to continue its efforts to end human trafficking
The serious, sustained and comprehensive efforts by Thailand’s government to battle human trafficking earned the Kingdom another rise in rankings yesterday from the United States Department of State which moved Continue Reading
Thailand joins the global movement to combat forced labour
GENEVA (ILO News) – On 4 June 2018, Thailand deposited the instrument of ratification of the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 , with the Director-General of the International Continue Reading
Draft guidelines for police to tackle human trafficking ready
By Suriya Patathayo for the Nation on 10 May 2018, THAILAND is in the process of preparing the country’s first official guidelines for police to handle human-trafficking cases. The draft Continue Reading
Cambodian, Thai govts join forces to aid migrants
By Taam Yingcharoen For Bangkok Post on 9 May 2018, The Thai and Cambodian governments are working closely with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to provide safe channels of migration as cases of Continue Reading
Press Release : Conference on United Partnerships against Human Trafficking
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand organised the “Conference on United Partnerships against Human Trafficking” during 26 – 27 April 2018 at the Conrad Hotel, Bangkok. Continue Reading
Press Release : Thailand’s Response to the Comments of Human Rights Watch on the Protection of Labour in Fisheries Sector
With regard to the Human Right Watch (HRW)’s open letter to the Royal Thai Government concerning labour reforms in the Thai fisheries industry, dated 13 April 2018, Continue Reading