THE THAI GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO ELIMINATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A CASE STUDY OF CHILD LABOR IN THAILAND (2010-2015)
Abstract
This undergraduate thesis aims to address the problem of human trafficking: a case study of child labor in Thailand. Because it relate with the image of the country. Thailand as a country that is famous for teen mom. Teen mom is the best factor that will increase the number of child labor, because teenagers are not ready to be pregnant and can’t raise them, which eventually lead the child into child labor. Nowadays, Thailand has been committing of human trafficking, where it has impact on economy, social culture, and politic. Thailand is still on Tier 3 in the latest US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, by the US state department. Based on the analysis, there are several policies that the government can conduct to eliminate. Giving fund and Krajokngao fund are also the way to support the officers to solve this problem. The government does not only cooperate with the government but they also cooperate with some other NGOs and UN as well.