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(2) The government should have a policy to encourage the role of the Office of Anti-Trafficking
in Persons Committee to be more efficient. The committee was established under Article 15 of
the Anti-Trafficking Act B.E. 2551 (2008). There are three issues that should be addressed
which are (1) presenting the cabinet to amend and improve the law, regulations, and
governmental structure that involve with preventing and combating human trafficking (2) The
government should have strategy and measurement to prevent and combat human trafficking
as well as (3) implementing guidelines to work on the issues under the international scope and
coordinate with foreign countries.

(3) The government should amend the Begging Control Act as soon as possible because the old
version B.E. 2484 (1941) is too old which makes the content not up-to-date. The amendment
of the act should be compatible with the Anti-Trafficking Act B.E. 2551 (2008).

(4) The government should have a plan to amend the bilateral agreements with Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia to make them compatible with the current
situation as the countries are part of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). The new
agreements should cover cooperation between the countries in terms of preventing, protecting
and helping victims of human trafficking, combating, and sending back to the origin countries
and rehabilitation with help from civil society organizations.
(5) The government should clearly address its political view to effectively solve human
trafficking problems in the region. It should also encourage and make an effort for countries in
ASEAN to have the regional laws on human trafficking which provide clear definition of
trafficking in persons and victims of human trafficking. The laws should also have important
guidelines to help victims of human trafficking during their legal proceedings and guidelines to
look after the victims under the international human rights standards. The guidelines should
prevent discrimination against them regarding their race and nationality. The guidelines
should also address how to rehabilitate the victims which make them return to their
communities without returning back to human trafficking. There should also be guidelines on
funding for the victims and a central organization to particularly work on the issue in the
region.

(5.2) Recommendations at Practical-level

(1) The MSDHS, Ministry of Interior, and Royal Thai Police should create database on human
trafficking which covers the current situation on human trafficking regarding numbers of
pubs, bars, massage parlors, karaoke places, and factories in the area. This is to monitor the
situation in the area. The database should have statistics of trafficking in persons cases and
have details about those related to human trafficking such as those who have criminal record
on trafficking in persons and those who are in vulnerable situation to be victims of human
trafficking and human traffickers. Agencies in provincial and national level should be
responsible for creating this database.

(2) The MSDHS and Ministry of Interior should work together to create the local network at a
district, community, and village level with participation from local people. The local
administrative organizations should also participate in the implementation of the network to
prevent and find solutions for trafficking in person. They should also help building and
develop the capability of volunteer in the community to monitor the human trafficking
situation in the area. The volunteer themselves should also be protected from threat that may
occur from the tasks.

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