cavanami Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Why doesn't Thailand do something about it??? Down by me where there was a sh&t storm in the news relating to the slavery in the fishing industry...the "head hunters" work freely in the open...these head hunter trick the people to work on the fishing boats and then the head hunters get a commission! One of my engineers was sitting in the park where all the head hunting takes place. He was approached and he promptly told the head hunter..."...get the f$ck out of here..." and physically ran the guy off! ...ohhhh, all this takes place behind a police box, so this is an open and well known activity taking place... Thailand condemns US trafficking ranking http://news.yahoo.com/thailand-condemns-us-trafficking-ranking-164246397.html Thailand hit out at its longtime ally the United States late Monday after a scathing report by Washington accused the kingdom of failing to take sufficient action against human trafficking. The southeast Asian country found itself alongside nations like Iran, Libya, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria at the lowest rung of the State Department's annual ranking for countries accused of turning a blind eye to a trade the US describes as "modern slavery". It is the second year in a row the southeast Asian nation has been placed at the lowest "Tier 3" level... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hi, Much easier to blame others for mentioning the problem than trying to fix the problem. Sanuk! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 anyone expect them to own up to it and do something about it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Kind of hard to say you don't have a problem when you also arrest 72 people the week before the report comes out - don't they realize that the report's already been sent to the printer by then, it's set in stone that you've got your Tier 3 ranking, you're not getting any points by trying to jump the report release by a week. Anyway, trying to clean up quick for a US report is kinda like me as a kid cleaning up my room 5 minutes before Dad comes to check - once he's gone, open the closet door and all the dirty laundry comes tumbling back out into the open... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I suppose the arrests could have an impact on the domestic population - the popular Thai memory is about exactly one week for major news, so if you do the arrests a week before, then the report comes out, the Thais will be absolutely appalled that the completely unjust Americans dare to criticize the regime! After all, the last thing they remember is that Thailand arrested a lot of guys... Thailand serious about trafficking.. Thailand good, foreigner bad... Ooh, look, it's a guy selling shiny thing make beep noise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I have friends working in the "fish factories" in Samut Sakhon. When the "heat" was on, the factories about closed up, no fish! Now, they are back in full operation, even working OT!!! The slavery problem has been solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 It's poltical, and economic interests too, .... http://www.bangkokpo...016-tip-upgrade The rankings were influenced by politics and economic interests. The TIP report, issued in the US on Monday, has come under increasing fire from US lawmakers and international human rights advocates after it upgraded Malaysia and Cuba from Tier 3, the lowest level, but kept Thailand at its present Tier 3 ranking. Gen Prayut refrained from commenting on claims that the report was motivated by political rather than trafficking concerns alone. Malaysia's upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 2 comes at a time when it is involved in negotiations to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a key regional trade pact which the US hopes it will join. Meanwhile, Cuba's upgrade coincides with its decision to normalise relations with the US. In the US, one of the most stinging criticisms came from Republican congressman Chris Smith, the author of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). "For political reasons alone, President Obama has done a grave disservice to victims of human trafficking in Cuba and Malaysia by upgrading the human trafficking tier rankings in those countries," he said. He called the upgrade for those countries "trafficking cronyism". "If you want proof these decisions were politicised, just look at the numbers," Mr Smith said. "China convicted 35 traffickers, Malaysia three, and Thailand 151 — but only Thailand is on Tier 3. "What message does that send? When we engage in trafficking cronyism, giving a free pass to new friends and partners for reasons unrelated to the suffering of trafficking victims, US credibility is harmed, US leadership is undermined and the trafficking victims are left helpless and alone." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 > the report was motivated by political rather than trafficking concerns alone So don't worry about the politics and get the trafficking STOPPED!!! Thainess, always looking for excuses :stirthepo :stirthepo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 " So don't worry about the politics and get the trafficking STOPPED !!! " I agree, but many other countries have this problem too including the USA, who are not without a grim and horrendous history of human trafficing, and violation of human rights in the past ... Even today estimates vary but hundreds of thousands of people are subject to human trafficking within the US. This is very sad and a world problem that is not easy to solve .. https://en.wikipedia...e_United_States In the U.S., human trafficking tends to occur around international travel-hubs with large immigrant populations notably California and Texas. The U.S. Justice Department estimates that 17,500 people are trafficked into the country every year, but the true figure could be higher, because of the large numbers of undocumented immigrants. Those being trafficked include young children, teenagers, men and women and can be domestic citizens or foreign nationals. According to the Department of State's statistics from 2000, there are approximately 244,000 American children and youth that are at risk for sex trafficking each year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Difference between the USA and Thailand...the slaves in Thailand are held, physically captive and often killed once they are used up! The ones in the USA pay the coyote (human trafficker) to get them into the USA, but they are not held captive, talking of the many illegals in the USA, especially from Mexico. I would estimate that an illegal in the USA has a 99.9% chance of going to the USA police and getting assistance...the police in Thailand...I would say very low chance of getting assistance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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