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Looking for Better Life Puts Burmese Migrants at Risk in Thailand
Saw Wah* sat in the noisy, stifling darkness and hoped the Thai police manning the checkpoints would not discover him.

ASEAN Declaration Urges Better Migrant Worker Rights
Thailand is taking steps to reform migrant worker laws and regulations but still falls short and often fails to take into account the situation faced by refugees, especially from Burma.

Company in Pennsylvania, USA Accused of Trafficking
Workers from Thailand say they’ve been made into economic slaves by the company that brought them to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

UNIAP Welcomes SIREN!
WHAT IS SIREN?.

Vital Voices Global Partnership Releases Report on Statelessness in Thailand
Study Shows that Obstacles to Citizenship in Thailand Lead to Vulnerability to Human Trafficking.

Thai Woman Wins Landmark Compensation in Australian Sex-Trafficking Case
An Australian tribunal has awarded compensation to a Thai woman who was forced to work as a prostitute in Sydney when she was 13.

Thai Workers Complain of Exploitation in New Zealand
Labour Department bosses have stopped a horticultural contractor from recruiting more foreign workers, after eight Thais complained of exploitation.

The Sixth Sub-Mekong Region’s Anti-Trafficking Workshop is Held
The UNIAP held the sixth Anti-Trafficking Workshop in Khon Kaen, Thailand, this training is one of the main activities of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT).

Thai Government and International Organizations Pledge Cooperation to Provide Assistance to Victims
Two months after psychiatric treatment that included shock therapy, the 24-year-old woman is much recovered.

Thai Government Reports on Progress to Combat Human Trafficking and Protect Human Rights
Recent Developments Regarding Human Rights, Human Trafficking and Other Social Issues in Thailand.

The Plight of Asia's Stateless People
Hidden in the back corners of the world is a scattered population of millions of nobodies, citizens of nowhere, forgotten or neglected by governments, ignored by census takers.

Thai Provincial Restrictions on Migrant Workers Called Human Rights Violation
Labor activist groups will stage a demonstration in Bangkok against restrictions on migrant workers imposed by Thai provincial authorities, saying they violate basic human rights.

Thailand's Cabinet Approves Anti-Human Trafficking Bill
The cabinet approved a draft bill which will give officials more power to fight human trafficking.

Meeting on Birth Registration and Statelessness hosted by UNESCO Bangkok
On 20 April 2007, UNESCO Bangkok hosted a meeting on birth registration and statelessness in Thailand.

50 Year Old Anti-Slavery Law Used in Thailand to Combat Human Trafficking
After treating the 13-year-old girl like a slave, and beating her for a whole year, it was her abusive boss's last act of cruelty that saved the girl's life.