There is a high likelihood [that Thailand will be downgraded to the Tier-3], especially now that the government's position is not so strong," said the TUF president.
Thailand is currently run by a caretaker government following a decision earlier this month by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to dissolve Parliament and call for a nationwide election to be held on February 2. The steps were taken to defuse anti-government protests led by former Democrat Party MP Suthep Thaugsuban. Last year, the US government report, which grades 188 countries and territories on their efforts to tackle trafficking, placed Thailand on its Tier-2 watch list for a fourth consecutive year.