Thailand has been removed from the list of worst offenders in the United States’ annual report on human trafficking. The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report is due to be published tomorrow and is believed to acknowledge Thailand’s recent attempts to counter human trafficking, particularly within the seafood industry. The upgrade would put Thailand on a so-called “Tier 2 Watch List” and remove it from the rating for countries with the worst human-trafficking records, known as Tier 3. Thailand will now receive “Tier 2 Watch List” status instead of the Tier 3 ranking to which it was downgraded after the 2014 military coup. In a statement released by the Thai Ministry for Foreign Affairs, they said that their country had taken steps “to address trafficking through law enforcement cooperation, including increased cooperation with other countries.”
Thailand has been removed from the list of worst offenders in the United States’ annual report on human trafficking. The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report is due to be published tomorrow and is believed to acknowledge Thailand’s recent attempts to counter human trafficking, particularly within the seafood industry. Thailand will now receive “Tier 2 Watch List” status instead of the Tier 3 ranking to which it was downgraded after the 2014 military coup. In a statement released by the Thai Ministry for Foreign Affairs, they said that their country had taken steps “to address trafficking through law enforcement cooperation, including increased cooperation with other countries.”