PH, Thailand boost cooperation in fight vs human traffickers
THE Philippine Embassy in Bangkok and Thai officials have strengthened cooperation in fighting human traffickers victimizing Filipinos wanting to work in Thailand, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
Philippine Ambassador to Thailand Millicent Cruz Paredes on September 6 paid a courtesy call on Tak Governor Somchai Kijcharoenrungroj “to raise the urgent needs of Filipinos” who fell victims to human trafficking in Southeast Asia.
She sought to strengthen the embassy’s coordination with the governor’s office in improving assistance to Filipinos “in distress,” the Foreign Affairs department said.