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Trafficking in persons in the North-South, East-West Economic Corridors (EWEC-NSEC-SEC) and Border Area Management |
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| Creator | Jaturong Boonyarattanasoontorn |
| Title | Trafficking in persons in the North-South, East-West Economic Corridors (EWEC-NSEC-SEC) and Border Area Management |
| Publisher | Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Thai Interdisciplinary Research |
| Journal Vol. | 13 |
| Journal No. | 6 |
| Page no. | 69 |
| Keyword | trafficking in persons, North-South, East-West Economic Corridors. |
| URL Website | http://rdi.npru.ac.th |
| Website title | วารสารวิจัยสหวิทยาการไทย |
| ISSN | 2465-3837 |
| Abstract | As well as facilitating land transportation among ASEAN countries, the formation of ASEAN EconomicCommunity and the utilization of the North-South and East-West Economic Corridors has given rise to humantrafficking rings. The routes established by ASEAN have been used for transporting trafficking victims.The research "Trafficking in persons in North-South and East-West Economic Corridors and Border AreaManagement" sheds light on the situation of trafficking in persons in Economic Corridors. Issues were found withvarying degrees of severity depending on the local context of each corridor. Major loopholes can be found in naturalpassages and temporary border checkpoints which have been exploited by trafficking rings from neighboringcountries to smuggle victims into Thailand. Travelers from Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos and Vietnamarriving at checkpoints are not aware of the definition and pattern of trafficking in persons and they do not think thatthey can become trafficking victims. Once they have become trafficking victims, they have no idea how to helpthemselves out of the situation they are in.Findings from this research are useful for developing recommendations for legal and policy reform. The findingscan also be used for border area management, particularly the formation of the "Border Area DevelopmentCommittee for Sustainable Solutions to Trafficking in Persons" to enhance the prevention and suppression oftrafficking in persons. |
