Thailand, Laos agree on workers pact
The Bangkok Post on 7 July 2016 by Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Thai and Lao labour ministers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on labour cooperation to improve the livelihoods of Lao Continue Reading
Press Release: The Release of the US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand: The State Department’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2016, released on 30 June 2016 (09.00 hrs. local time) has upgraded Thailand to Tier 2 Watch Continue Reading
Related bodies told to join forces against human trafficking
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
DSI pledges to push trafficking cases
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 Ministers vows to speed up human trafficking cases
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 ratifies ILO Maritime Labor Convention
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
Thailand ratifies ILO Maritime Labour Convention
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 ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
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
Prayut: Human trafficking cases to be sped up
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
Private and Government Agencies Jointly Open Thailand’s First Fishermen’s Life Enhancement Centre
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