BANGKOK, March 13 — Human trafficking problem in Thailand should be solved soon and the government is determined to solve it although it is difficult to resolve the problem, said Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai.
He told a press conference on Thursday that several sectors have now realised and placed the problem as the national agenda while the situation is seen improving.
The government has continued to solve human trafficking problem in Thailand and has received good cooperation from the private sector, including the non-government organisations (NGOs), and will submit last report on March 31, said Mr Don.
On January 31, the government submitted annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report to the United States and concerned countries, except the European Union in which the report was not sent due to some obstacles, allowing some NGOs to quote previous report on human trafficking in Thailand which had resulted in misunderstanding, he said.
However, the misunderstanding is settled now.
The US in June 2014 downgraded Thailand and placed the country on the lowest Tier 3 Watch List on its TIP Report, charging the country of failure in eliminating human trafficking problem.
Mr Don said he is optimistic that Thailand’s ranking by the US would improve due to cooperation from every sector in the country to help solve the problem. (MCOT online news)
