Thailand: strengthens sanctions as part of its framework tackling forced labor

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.

Through . Published on 09 April 2019 Ă  16h30 - Update on 10 April 2019 Ă  18h26

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).…

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