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Poll Highlights Need for Better Understanding Among Thais of the Importance of Migrant Workers to Their Economy
Migrants help economy but only one-in-two Thais agree they should enjoy the same working conditions.

Agreement Signed Among Southern Provinces in Thailand to Combat Human Trafficking
The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security together with UNICEF, Plan Thailand organization, and six provinces along the Andaman coast signed an agreement in a joint effort to help the victims of human trafficking.

Thai Women in Deadly South Africa Sex Ring
Police are investigating the role of fellow officers in an alleged human trafficking case involving 26 Thai women who were arrested in a dramatic raid on Durban's After Dark "gentlemen's club", according to South African media reports.

Gangs Control Beggars in Thailand
Before you give beggars spare change do you stop to think if you are helping or hindering? According to the Mirror Foundation missing-persons centre and police it is probably the latter.

ILO Efforts to Combat Forced Labour in Burma Unrealistic
Thai labour experts and non-governmental organisations are sceptical that a recent memorandum of understanding struck between the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Burmese junta enabling victims of forced labour to seek redress will deliver results.

Thousands of Stateless Children to Get Temporary ID Cards in Thailand
Thousands of stateless children at schools in Chiang Rai are to receive temporary identity cards - a vital document that can be used to prove their Thai citizenship, a member of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) said.

Thai Women Probably Forced into Prostitution in Middle East
A suspected human trafficker has been arrested for allegedly luring women to the sex trade in the Middle East, police said.

US State Department Releases 2006 Human Rights Report
The US State of Department has released the 2006 Human Rights Report.

Thai and South African Officials Meet to Discuss Victims of Trafficking
Officials from the Royal Thai Embassy in Pretoria have arrived in Durban after the arrest of 26 Thai women who are alleged to have been brought into the country to become sex slaves.

US-based Company to Pay Compensation for Enslaving Thai Workers
A steel company implicated in a slave labor scandal involving 48 Thai welders forced to work in squalid conditions will pay US$ 1 million (36 million baht) compensation, US authorities said.

Southeast Asian Government Officials Discuss Treaty to Provide Better Protection for Women Migrant Workers
In Bangkok senior government officials from Southeast Asia will discuss ways to help give better protection for women migrant workers in Asia through the establishment of an international treaty.

Bangkok Is a Destination for Many Asian Migrants
Many people migrate to Bangkok in search of work that they cannot find in their own province or country.

Downward Mobility for Women Migrants in Thailand
For many female migrant workers in Thailand, there's only one way to go - and it's not up.

Japan Is Tackling Sex Trafficking, But Challenges Remain
Urairat Soimee's journey began with an invitation from a wealthy neighbor -- her mother's childhood friend -- in her small Thai village to come and work at a restaurant she claimed she owned in Japan.

Advocates for Migrants' Rights in Thailand Call for Better Health Care
Labour advocates have called on the Thai government to improve alien labourers’ access to medical treatment following a recent report on rising health problems and infection rates among migrant workers.