Thailand braces for US verdict on human trafficking record
THAILAND is holding its breath as it waits to hear if the United States will downgrade or praise the nation for its human-trafficking record.
Officials at the foreign ministry are confident that Thailand would maintain its status quo in the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report to be released late this week.
Thailand has been listed on a Tier 2 Watch List of the TIP report for the past four years, meaning it risks a downgrade for its human-trafficking practices, notably involving the Rohingya boat people in the year gone by.