Deputy National Police Chief General Surachate Hakparn, aka ‘Big Joke,’ is set to visit America to discuss Thailand’s human trafficking ranking. Big Joke is answering questions from American officials about Thailand’s efforts to tackle human trafficking, before the US releases its annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report in July, Nation Thailand reported.
Countries are ranked on their efforts to fight trafficking as Tier One, Tier Two, or Tier Three. Tier One countries are doing the best at fighting trafficking, while Tier Three countries are doing the worst. Thailand is a Tier Two country.
Ahead of his visit, Big Joke stressed that Thailand will not slip in this year’s TIP report. He said the country could potentially be upgraded to a Tier One country next year. However, Big…
