On Tuesday 23, 2019, at 13.30 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Viwat Jiraphanvanich chaired the meeting between the Ministry of Labour and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) about the CREST project (Corporate Responsibility in Eliminating and Trafficking) and collaborating as a working group to create a practical guide for the business sector on “remedies and access to justice of foreign workers in the event of labour rights violations”. The meeting took place at the Prasong Rananant Conference Room, 5th floor, Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour.
IOM representative Ms. Anna Platonova, said that at present, companies that are world-class brands operating in the United States of America, England, Australia and France pay more attention to the prevention of forced labour and human trafficking in the supply chain, by promoting fair and transparent employment. The efforts aim to comply with the law on prevention and resolution of human trafficking, forced labour and slavery in the new era, such as the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 in the United States, which is key in determining that entrepreneurs in California prepare a report and disclose information about actions to combat forced labour and human trafficking in the supply chain.
The CREST project was initiated by the IOM and business sector to eliminate human trafficking and modern slavery in business and supply chain. The project has 6 main components, namely (1) Training on human trafficking and slavery for companies and brands, employers and foreign workers, to have knowledge and understanding in preventing and reducing the risk of human trafficking and slavery (2) Training before and after arrival for foreign workers (3) Companies and brands/supply chains promote the employment of foreign workers only from recruitment companies that have ethical recruitment (4) Assessment of the due diligence process by the company and the brand in order to create a transparent labour supply chain (5) Foreign workers can access accurate information about employment, employment services, safe migration and (6) Complaints, remedies and access to justice for foreign workers in the event of labour rights violations.
The Ministry of Labour will further discuss the details with the IOM to create a practical guide for the business sector on “remedies and access to justice of foreign workers in the event of labour rights violations.”
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Information by Bureau of International Cooperation/
Photos by Chanchai Chaonongphian/
23 July 2019
