Thailand may be removed from US human trafficking watch list: Labour permanent secretary

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013
Thailand may be removed from US human trafficking watch list: Labour permanent secretary

Permanent Secretary for Labour Ministry Jirasak Sukhonthachart said Tuesday that the US government was pleased with Thailand's on-going efforts to eradicate human trafficking and may remove Bangkok from its second-tier watch list of human trafficking cou

Jirasak said he had learnt of the latest US stand toward Thailand from Kristina Kvien, the economic counselor of the US embassy.
Kvien visited Jirasak Tuesday to introduce herself upon assuming duty in Bangkok.
Jirasak quoted Kvien as telling him that the US government was pleased that Bangkok treated the issue as a national agenda and enforced some measures to fight against human trafficking.
The Nation