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Business fights trafficking, government extradites suspects

Thai police have handed over several suspects to Malaysia that they described as ‘kingpins’ of a human trafficking gang, as leading business groups and fishing companies […]

Board of Trade of Thailand leads key private-sector players in redressing fishing and human trafficking issues in line with government policy

– Echoing total collective support for and compliance with the Government’s move in applying amended Fisheries Act and amended Human Trafficking Act; – Announcing Commitment to […]

THAI FROZEN FOODS ASSOCIATION REVEALED MEASURES TO CLEAN UP THAI SHRIMP INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CHAIN

<Thai Frozen Food Association (TFFA) by Dr. Poj Aramwattananont, President together with TFFA’s Board of Directors and member shrimp product manufacturing and exporting plants joined force […]

Trafficking fight to carry on despite TIP

By Pichai Chuensuksawadi for The Bangkok Post on 18 June 2015, Even if Thailand’s Tier 3 placement remains unchanged in the upcoming US Trafficking in Persons […]

Army general arrested on human trafficking charges

Thailand’s police captured their first ‘big fish’ in the modern slave trade last week when they arrested a three-star army general on human trafficking charges, prompting […]

Thai seafood sector unites against illegal fishing, slave labour

By Khettiya Jittapong; addititional reporting by Amy Sawitta Lefevre, editing by David Evans for Reuters Africa on 16 June 2015, BANGKOK, June 16 (Reuters) – Thailand’s […]

Government readies to implement laws against IUU fishing

Thailand’s government is preparing to implement the first amendments to the country’s fishing laws in decades on June 27 in an effort to reverse a deteriorating […]

New division set up to tackle trafficking

The Bangkok Post on 14 June 2015, Thailand is trying to speed up proceedings against human trafficking cases by establishing a new criminal court division to […]

PM reassures Thailand’s efforts to eradicate child labour

English subtitle of PM weekly televised address on 12 June 2015 As June 12th marks World Day Against Child Labour, Thailand has inked memorandums of understanding […]
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