Description:
"The present report, “Trafficking in persons from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar to Thailand” is the
result of a partnership between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the
Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ). In 2016, TIJ invited UNODC to collaboratively develop an extensive
research report on trafficking in persons from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar to Thailand with the
objectives of increasing evidence-based information relating to trafficking in persons, reviewing the
current state of knowledge, identifying existing information gaps and enhancing the capacity of States
to generate, access and use information on trafficking in persons. This report is the first of its kind and
marks the launch of an ongoing research and strategic policy partnership between UNODC and TIJ.
Previous UNODC reports on trafficking in persons have covered the subject of trafficking to Thailand
as one important flow in a region rife with trafficking cases. Previous reports have explored trafficking
primarily from a law enforcement perspective and highlighted the need for strengthened legal
frameworks, law enforcement responses, including the need for proactive investigations, and stronger
criminal justice frameworks. This report, while emphasising the way forward in preventing and
combating trafficking to Thailand, also explores the many facets of the trafficking phenomenon itself,
including the profiles of victims and traffickers, the contemporary push and pull factors for trafficking,
the routes taken by regular and irregular migrants to Thailand, the fees paid to smugglers and
traffickers and the modi operandi of traffickers and their networks.
Drawing on the available literature and qualitative data collected through interviews with experts in
the four target countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand) the report presents in detail the
current picture of trafficking in persons to Thailand and highlights challenges and opportunities for
combating trafficking. While gaps in information remain and the overall picture remains incomplete,
the findings presented in this report rely on a solid evidence base and may be useful for researchers,
policy makers, governments and others interested in improving the response to combating trafficking,
as well as approaches to identifying and supporting victims.
The report consists of six chapters. The introduction (Chapter I) presents information on the topic
covered, the background and context of the study, the study’s purpose and goals, and methodology.
Chapters II to IV examine the levels and characteristics of trafficking in persons in Cambodia
(Chapter II), Lao PDR (III), and Myanmar (IV). Each of these chapters follows an identical structure by (1)
summarising the available data, (2) exploring the causes of trafficking in persons, (3) examining the
different types of trafficking and the profile of victims, (4) documenting the means and routes used for
trafficking to Thailand, (5) analysing the exploitation of victims by their traffickers and (6) exploring the
profile of the traffickers and trafficking networks..."
Source/publisher:
UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Date of Publication:
2017-08-00
Date of entry:
2019-07-05
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
Size:
3.93 MB
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good