People
In order to implement any plan of action, consideration should be given to how people communicate or interact in the given environment.
Improvement to domestic and international messaging in Thailand will help in the fight against trafficking in people.
Planned Actions
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Message through the five English-speaking newspapers in Thailand and the other TIP countries.
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Use of Internet approach with the other TIP countries.
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Use of Facebook, Instagram, and other electronic media that are common to the specific region/country.
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Consular Services of Thailand must provide information about the regions around the world of tourists entering Thailand, particularly of those within the TIP report.
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This will aid in determining the medium to use in getting the message out to the specific countries of these tourists – that is, newspaper, Internet, social media approach, etc.
Human trafficking continues to be a problem in the Kingdom of Thailand, because of multiple factors affecting the ability of the country to properly manage the crisis. Rabibhadana and Hayami (2013) indicated that a contributing factor to the issue of human trafficking could be tied to the large increase in migrant workers from Myanmar since the 1990s, who are looking for better work opportunities in Thailand. However, the main cause for human trafficking has been tied to poverty on the part of the victims (Take another look, 2008). It is poverty that has driven locals to seek out foreigners, or unscrupulous individuals, promising to provide them with greater opportunities elsewhere. Unfortunately, many, if not all, end in deceit and the individual thrusted into the world of human trafficking.
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In order to impact change and eventually reduce, if not eradicate, human trafficking from occurring in Thailand, there are several action items that must be completed to address how people communicate and interact about this global crisis.
As a part of the process to eradicate trafficking in persons (hereinafter, “TIP”), the United States established the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, and the United Nations Convention developed the Palermo Protocol to combat Transnational Organized Crime, which today is still the most powerful anti-trafficking entity due to its ability to employ economic sanctions (Victims of Trafficking, 2019). The Kingdom of Thailand needs to contact TIP countries (such as Japan, Germany, U.S., U.K., South Africa, and Australia) about collaborating efforts to reduce and eradicate TIP, otherwise, economic sanctions need to be assessed for those countries that have been deemed insufficient in their efforts to combat this global crisis.
Domestically widespread communication can be facilitated through the five key newspapers.
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The Nation
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Bangkok Post
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Pattaya Mail
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Phuket Gazette
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The Chiang Rai Times.
The strategy of engaging through TIP countries will focus more on the use of technology for most, due to their local infrastructure, but newspapers will be the most effective resource in Thailand.​