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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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 […]
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).
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 […]
In Thailand, there is a wide range of civil society actors working in migrant protection and anti-human trafficking, from large International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSO)s, village volunteers, community leaders, and migrant organizations. Civil society actors are often at the forefront of counter-trafficking efforts, engaging most directly with people in situations of exploitation, […]
While significant progress was made in countering trafficking in persons (CTIP) in Thailand over the past two decades, including standardizing victim identification processes, streamlining the prosecution of trafficking cases, strengthening victim-centered assistance programs, and increasing translation services and outreach into vulnerable communities, Thailand still experiences significant patterns of human trafficking and forced labor. Migrant workers […]