UNIAP supports Human Trafficking Information Points in Thailand

Bangkok, 5 April 2010 -  UNIAP staff presented human trafficking resource packages, comprising pamphlets, booklets, research reports, newsletters and DVDs, to two Human Trafficking Information Points, located at Thammasat University Library and the Royal Police Cadet Academy, both in Bangkok, Thailand.

Since 2004, UNIAP has been working with Thai universities, government agencies, and private sector organisations to create these information hubs, first at Thammasat University, followed by Thailand Knowledge (TK) Park Learning Library, and more recently, the Royal Police Cadet Academy. A fourth Information Point at Burapha University Library is currently under construction.
 
The Information Points have been established to provide information about human trafficking to students, academics, researchers, police officers, counter-trafficking practitioners and the wider public. The aim is to raise awareness about human trafficking, encouraging the public to report potential trafficking cases and help prevent trafficking crimes taking place.
 
The materials provided today at Thammasat University Library and the Royal Police Cadet Academy include Human Trafficking Laws – Legal provisions for Victims (UNIAP, 2010) the Case Management Manual – Assisting Trafficked Persons with their Return and (Re)integration in Thailand (International Organization for Migration, 2010), Travel Smart-Work Smart – A Smart Guide for Migrant Workers in Thailand (International Labour Organization, 2007), the Scope and Elements of Identification of Trafficked Persons (Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Thailand, 2008) and an animated DVD by MTV Exit called Intersection (2010).
 
The Information Points are just one of the forums that UNIAP uses to disseminate high-quality and up-to-date information on human trafficking to the counter-trafficking sector. Through the SIREN initiative (Strategic Information Response Network) UNIAP provides information, data and analysis on cutting edge issues in human trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region. For more information about SIREN, please follow this link: http://www.no-trafficking.org/siren.html
 
You can also visit the Human Trafficking Information Points, located at the addresses below:
 
Pridi Banomyong Library
Thammasat University
2 Prachan Road, Pranakorn District
Bangkok, Thailand 10200
Tel: 662-613-3544
Fax: 662-623-5173
www.library.tu.ac.th/htrc/
 
Thailand Knowledge (TK) Park Learning Library
8th Floor, Dazzle Zone, Central World
4, Pathumwan Sub-District, Pathumwan District
Bangkok, Thailand 10330
Tel: 662-257-4300
Fax: 662-257-4300 Ext. 125
www.tkpark.or.th/
 
Royal Police Cadet Academy
90 Moo 7, Sampran Sub-District,
Sampran, Nakhonpathom 73110
Tel: 663-431-2009
Fax: 663-431-1106
www.rpca.ac.th
 
Burapha University Library [soon to be established]
169 Long-Hard Bangsaen Road, Saen Sook Sub-district,
Mueang District, Chonburi, Thailand 20131
Tel: 663-810-2222
Fax: 663-839-0049
www.lib.buu.ac.th