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Effectiveness of Bilateral Memoranda of Understanding on Employment Cooperation with the Governments of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Myanmar
This paper presents five key learnings derived from the learning question, “How effective are the bilateral MoUs on employment cooperation with the governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar? What adjustments could benefit this approach”
Effect of Thai Public Perception of Migrant Workers on Exploitative Labor Practices and Forced Labor
This Learning Paper Series was developed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project with the overall aim to learn from previous and current programming to better inform future work. Winrock International is the lead implementing partner of the USAID Thailand CTIP project. The USAID Thailand CTIP […]
Forced Labor and Human Trafficking Risks for Seasonal Workers in the Thai Sugarcane Industry
Thailand is susceptible to multiple manifestations of forced labor (FL) and trafficking in persons (TIP), including in its low-paid sugarcane industry, which relies primarily on seasonal labor—both Thai and foreign. Specific challenges exist, including a lack of regulation/enforcement and labor relations issues. In order to strategically address the barriers to combating TIP in Thailand, the […]
ATLAS Argentina Fact Sheet
Winrock and partners implement the five-year, U.S. Department of Labor-funded ATLAS project in Argentina, Liberia, Paraguay and Thailand. The project works to strengthen government capacity in the four countries to address child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. In Paraguay, ATLAS is led by Partners of the Americas and has worked to: Improve enforcement of […]
ATLAS Liberia Fact Sheet
Winrock and partners implement the five-year, U.S. Department of Labor-funded ATLAS project in Argentina, Liberia, Paraguay and Thailand. The project works to strengthen government capacity in the four countries to address child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. In Paraguay, ATLAS is led by Partners of the Americas and has worked to: Improve enforcement of […]
ATLAS Paraguay Fact Sheet
Winrock and partners implement the five-year, U.S. Department of Labor-funded ATLAS project in Argentina, Liberia, Paraguay and Thailand. The project works to strengthen government capacity in the four countries to address child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. In Paraguay, ATLAS is led by Partners of the Americas and has worked to:
ATLAS Thailand Fact Sheet
Winrock and partners implement the five-year, U.S. Department of Labor-funded ATLAS project in Argentina, Liberia, Paraguay and Thailand. The project works to strengthen government capacity in the four countries to address child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. In Thailand, the project works to: Improve enforcement of Thailand’s labor and criminal legal frameworks, specifically related […]
Drawing From Experience: Response Center Practices in the Thai Fishery Industry
With the shared intention to drive positive change and support sustainable and ethical practices within the seafood and fishing industries, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) and Thailand CTIP projects—led by Winrock International—developed a shared-value partnership with Mars Petcare to reduce vulnerability to trafficking in persons (TIP).
Tapped Out: A Research Study on Forced Labor and Trafficking in Persons in the Thai Rubber Industry
Since 1986, Southeast Asia has been the largest natural rubber producing region in the world. Thailand is the world’s leading producer of natural rubber, with approx- imately 4.37 million metric tons of natural rubber pro- duced in 2020, accounting for 35% of global production. Thailand faces multiple manifestations of forced labor (FL) and trafficking in […]