Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on all sides to step up their efforts to end human trafficking. (Photo: VNA)Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha hascalled on all sides to step up their efforts to end human trafficking.
PM Prayut presided over the opening of the Stop Human TraffickingDay 2019. The event was held under the theme "Pracharath Against HumanTrafficking".
On this occasion, PM Prayut said the government has sethuman trafficking as a national agenda item and will continue to prevent andsuppress human trafficking in the country.
Over the past four years, the government has received cooperation from allsides to fight human trafficking and has been dealing with 1,256 humantrafficking cases, most of which are related to sexual abuse. Officials foundto be involved have been prosecuted, while assistance has been provided to morethan 2,800 human trafficking victims.
The government’s preventive measures have ensured that migrant workers wishingto work in Thailand are recruited through legal channels and that their rightsare protected. These measures have solved the problem of sex trafficking.
Over the past four years, the government has received cooperation from allsides to fight human trafficking and has been dealing with 1,256 humantrafficking cases, most of which are related to sexual abuse. Officials foundto be involved have been prosecuted, while assistance has been provided to morethan 2,800 human trafficking victims.
The government’s preventive measures have ensured that migrant workers wishingto work in Thailand are recruited through legal channels and that their rightsare protected. These measures have solved the problem of sex trafficking.
Inthe fishery sector, Thailand was able to climb up the Trafficking in Persons(TIP) ranks from Tier 3 to Tier 2 last year. The European Union (EU) delistedThailand from yellow card status in recognition of the country’s in recognitionof the country’s progress in tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)fishing.
The PM said he would like all sectors to step up their efforts toprotect people, especially children and youth, from human trafficking, as theyare the future of the country. He urged business operators and governmentofficials to give importance to the principles of human rights, whileprotecting and helping those affected to bring about sustainable stability tothe country.
The PM said he would like all sectors to step up their efforts toprotect people, especially children and youth, from human trafficking, as theyare the future of the country. He urged business operators and governmentofficials to give importance to the principles of human rights, whileprotecting and helping those affected to bring about sustainable stability tothe country.
He said the tasks are not easy, but they can be achieved withcooperation from all sides.-VNA
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