On May 11, 2022, Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan chaired the meeting to clarify the Action Plan on the National Referral Mechanism, Litigation Management, and Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking and Forced Labour or Service B.E. 2565, which took place at the Santi Maitree Building, Government Houses. The Minister of Social Development and Human Security, Mr. Juti Krairiksh; Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin; and Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai clarified the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on seeking indications for persons with reasonable grounds to suspect that they may be victims of labour exploitation, forced labour or labour trafficking, following the Anti-Human Trafficking Act B.E. 2551, and amendments in Section 6/1 to clarify the guidelines and importance of the SOP to officials under the Ministry of Labour in all 76 provinces. The screening form Ror.Bor. 1 was used for labour screening, which is an important part of the screening for indications and circumstances of suspected forced labour, and in the collection of evidence to forward information to the multi-disciplinary teams for further screening. In addition, the Chairman of Anti-Trafficking in Persons Coordination and Supervision signed the notification of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Coordination and Supervision Committee on the National Referral Mechanism, Litigation Management, and Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking and Forced Labour or Service B.E. 2565. The notification establishes procedures and guidelines for raising the standard of performance of officers working to prevent and suppress human trafficking through strict compliance to further expand the effect of measures on the prevention and suppression of human trafficking in Thailand.
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Division of Public Relations
11 May 2022
