When we say that LIFT “strengthens justice systems,” we mean that we exist to support the work of the government, and offices like the public prosecutor’s, in seeking justice for victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
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Social workers are on the front lines of identifying and supporting victims of exploitation. Building capacity and supporting them helps to elevate standards of care for victims. We all are working towards the same goal of freedom through justice. It will take all of us to work together to provide care and facilitate healing for victims that allows them to become survivors.
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This annual report ranks countries based on their efforts to address human trafficking and provides recommendations for how to improve. Agreements like these provide a framework to address and compare governments’ responses around the world to the crime of human trafficking.
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LIFT attorney Pik received an award from Thailand’s Prime Minister from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security because of her work representing victims in court for the Blackwrist Case. Awards also went to our law enforcement partners at the Department of Special Investigation.
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Part II of series: As Thailand is a “source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking,” the need for improved legislation, and a collaborative anti-trafficking response was dire.
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How Thailand became a sex tourism hotspot that in part contributed to the rise of organized crime sex trafficking and the evolution of the anti-trafficking response. This overview addresses the Western-facing sex industry and not local demand.
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Jane is one of Thailand's most experienced social workers dealing with human trafficking cases. Jane has been a voice for victims of trafficking in Thailand since 2000. She is now the head of LIFT's Aftercare Team in charge of our Protect programs.
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This is part 1 of a 2 part interview with one of our Identify team members. The goal of our Identify team is to support law enforcement in conducting investigations that identify victims and perpetrators of human trafficking.
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