Tyas Weningsih Putri left her village in central Java in 2016, bound for Malaysia, where she had been recruited to work in a [...]
Source: Bangkok Post
Thai Mother Suspects Foul Play in Rescued Daughter’s ‘Suicide’
The mother of a 26-year-old Thai woman who hanged herself after being rescued from forced sex work in Malaysia is calling on [...]
Ex-Crew Help Fellow Victims in Thailand’s Fishing Industry
Four years ago, the shocking revelation that thousands of migrant fishermen from Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos were being [...]
US Upgrades Thailand, But Path to Legitimacy is Complicated
The United States upgraded Thailand to Tier 2 in the US State Department’s newly released Trafficking in Persons report, but [...]
Fighting IUU Fishing, Thailand Now Must Solve Fishermen Shortage
Thailand is considering an ambitious plan to recruit thousands of migrants from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam to work in the [...]
Thailand Debates Meaning of Forced Labor
Thailand’s new draft bill on the prevention of forced labor has come under fire by both labor rights advocates and business [...]
Trafficked Kids Selling Flowers to Thailand’s Tourists
A Myanmar couple has been jailed for 12 years for trafficking a boy from Myanmar to Thailand, where he was forced to sell flowers at [...]
Crack Down on Rogue Fishing Vessels to Fight Trafficking
The UN is calling on top fishing nations in Southeast Asia to step up the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) [...]