Thailand has just tightened legislation tackling forced labor. In order to fast track implementation of the legal changes, the law on human trafficking is being amended to include forced labor as one of the factors infringing respect and it also broadens the definition to include within legal scope all those involved in the purchase, sale, confinement and exploitation of people.
Migrants are the main victims of forced labor in Thailand. Even those who are registered, work under difficult conditions and for salaries well below the legal minimum level (according to the UNO report). The UNO report indicates that 10% of Thailand’s active labor force is made up of workers from neighboring countries, including Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Migrant workers however are essential for the country to function as the experience of 2014 made clear, after the severe...
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