Human Trafficking in Thailand: A Culture of Corruption

Malikhao, Patchanee; Servaes, Fiona

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-4125-9_8

Human Trafficking in Thailand: A Culture of Corruption

Patchanee Malikhao³ &
Fiona Servaes³

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Human trafficking continues to be a significant problem in Thailand. Only recently, mainly due to international media coverage and policy decisions made by foreign governments, the Thai government has started to address the issues. Although small advances are slowly being made, the underlying root causes within Thai culture and governmental corruption continue to undermine anti-trafficking efforts, and can therefore only be solved if significant structural changes are being made.

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Migrant Worker
Human Trafficking
Child Pornography
Trafficking Victim
Thai Government

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Malikhao, P., Servaes, F. (2017). Human Trafficking in Thailand: A Culture of Corruption. In: Culture and Communication in Thailand. Communication, Culture and Change in Asia, vol 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4125-9_8

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