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cases that they are concerned. It should also encourage authorities and officers who directly
work on the issue to have better knowledge and understanding on trafficking in persons and
both international and national legal instruments on the issue. They should also provide
knowledge on definition of human trafficking and the process to help victims as well as the
clear guidelines to combat human trafficking. The officers and authorities should be able to
apply the legal instruments on the issues. The Committee should also build and develop
effective mechanism to work with civil society organizations in terms of filing complaints. The
database on the issues should also be built and it should be used as part of the monitoring.
Also, the Committee should be careful in terms of placing themselves. They should not be part
of the committee in any government agency in order to maintain their independence.

(5.3) Recommendations for Further Research

(1) There can be an in-depth research on forms of trafficking in person which can provide
better knowledge on the issue. The knowledge can be used to combat trafficking in persons in
which can directly help with building the strategy to prevent human trafficking.

(2) There can be a participatory action research at a community-level by having a pilot project
or activities for the purpose of combating human trafficking. The research would create a
community that can act as a model village that is free from trafficking in persons.

(3) There should be a study on coordination between civil society organizations in Thailand
and its neighboring countries to develop active mechanisms to combat human trafficking.

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