Image via WikipediaThis year, a campaign to raise human trafficking awareness in Thailand has been introduced by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security as the annual event organized to declare the ministry’s commitment against the trafficking trade on 10 June 2010 from 14.00-16.00 hrs at Hua Lamphong Railway Station, with featured activities including concert by Thai famous artists and an human trafficking exhibition.
Meanwhile, the Mirror Foundation had collaborated with Labor Rights Promotion and Network Foundation (LPN) and Anti-Trafficking Coordination Unit Northern Thailand (TRAFCORD) for the launch of an annual report to mark the National Anti Human Trafficking Day. The declaration of an annual report was held on 4 June 2010 at the Mirror Foundation’s headquarter in Bangkok.
The 2010 declaration cited the United States’ critical concerns over human trafficking in Thailand as a number of victims tended to increase in the trade, especially in the fishery industry. Trafficking in Thailand's fishery industry has worsened with the number of victims soaring. Most victims were lured from Burma and only 700,000 out of 3-4 million workers were able to work in the Kingdom legally.
The Labor Promotion Network (LPN) has warned that the prolonged issue of human trafficking in fishery industry is on potential boycott by international community. In addition, the most concerning problem was a sluggish remedial action taken against trafficking victims by state authorities. The LPN suggested the Ministry of Labor to adopt a subdivision to take direct responsibility on the issue.
TRAFCORD has conducted a statistical report showing 35 human trafficking claims made since January 2010. Twenty two labors of four cases have received help, while prosecutions of 11 suspects who were charged for violating human trafficking have been held; with aids given to its 10 victims.
Regarding the north of Thailand, sex slaves from Thailand, Burma and other ethnic groups were claimed being lured into prostitution. Children from the migrant camp in Tak were forced to work as housemaids in the central area unwillingly, without payment and some recruitment firms had sent local workers to work in a depressing environment overseas.
Even though a new comprehensive anti-trafficking law has been enforced since 2008, unclear definition in term of “sufferer” has brought injustice to the trial as some victims were not legally considered as victims of human trafficking. The working agencies, however, will propose beneficial suggestions to the state agency in a bid to prevent further escalation of the issue.
-- NNT 2010-06-05
Thailand National Anti Human Trafficking Day - Thailand Forum
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