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 , and is expected 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 1 ranking to which it was downgraded after the 2014 military coup . Also , we reported that Myanmar has been downgraded to Tier 3 status in the same report .
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. Yesterday, we reported that Myanmar has been downgraded to Tier 3 status in the same report.