“Warawut” points out that he must wait for the police’s results on whether 7 Chinese beggars are human trafficking rings or not.

“Warawut” points out that he must wait for the police’s results on whether 7 Chinese beggars are a human trafficking ring or not. He insists that the Ministry of Education is coordinating with many agencies to solve the beggar problem. Advice for generous Thai people in the right way. You must not give money to beggars.

On November 23, 2023, Mr. Warawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Social Development and Human Security (Ministry of Human Security), spoke about the case of solving the problem of foreign beggars coming to make a living in Thailand. Confirmed that begging is illegal in Thailand. can’t do it Because it’s clearly against the law. Therefore, whether Thai people or foreigners cannot come and beg alms. Because we have laws against it. Once arrested, if they are Thai, the MSD will take over from the police. taken into protection facility But if it is a foreign beggar, the MSD will coordinate with the police to send it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send it back to their country of origin. or if it can be proven that it is related to human trafficking will enter the process after screening victims of human trafficking according to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for inspection and further action.

Mr. Warawut further stated that having the private sector help be the eyes and ears of the government sector. We must thank you. Regularly appearing in the media is something that helps in reporting clues. The MSD officials work with the police and local agencies such as Bangkok. Work together 24 hours a day. If any citizen sees an incident Please provide clues. Because in addition to the private sector, the MSDHS and government agencies also have direct notification centers. It may not work as expected, we apologize. Because the number of officials is only a handful compared to people all over the country who can help as eyes and ears. If everyone helps report clues. We must thank you.

Then the reporter asked: Seven foreign beggars who were Chinese were arrested. Do you think it’s a movement or not? Mr. Warawut revealed that everything is possible. But we must look at the reasons for his entry into the country and how he entered. Are they involved with any movement or not? But the MSDHS does not have the authority to investigate or take action, so we must wait for information from the police.

As for the question of whether Thailand also has a beggar movement in the welfare business sector, how will the MSDH approach to solve the problem? Mr. Warawut answered that officials from the Department of Social Development and Welfare of the MSDHS work together with many other sectors. There is a rapid mobile unit working in tandem with the police. But to say whether it is a movement or not is We have to work with the police to see if there is an organized movement or not.

“I emphasize that the problem of beggars is not difficult at all. If people passing by join together, do not give money to beggars. When he didn’t get the money, it wasn’t a business. So in reality Solving the problem of beggars is difficult. No matter how much suppression and cleanup, it keeps happening. Solving the beggar problem That is, don’t just give money to beggars and that’s it. Because as much as there is information Some beggars have more money than bachelor’s degree students. Therefore, the most important thing is that Thai people are generous people, but we must be charitable in the right way. Do not promote it in illegal ways.”

As for the question, is there a conclusion as to whether the Chinese beggars who were arrested were involved in the transnational beggar movement or not? Mr. Warawut said that to get such information, we have to wait for the police because the MSD does not have the authority to investigate. Importantly, we must use a multidisciplinary team to discuss. Check with the victim first to see where it came from. and work to bring information to coordinate with the police How can we determine if it is a human trafficking ring or a movement? There are steps and elements. In this level of investigation, the police are checking to see if it is involved or not. If the results are known, the police will inform the public whether it is a human trafficking ring or not. But now we have to wait for clarity from the police first.

The reporter asked further. Has there ever been a process like this in our country in the past? that would fall into the category of human trafficking and be imported for exploitation. The Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that there had been, which is why we have to speed up our work. Because Thailand must send a tip report (TIP Report) to the United States, which at this time has not been reported as a human trafficking ring. This means that it has not yet affected the Thai tip report. There’s still some time.

However, when asked if having the same interpreter or lawyer Came to help in the Chinese beggar case Can it be viewed as a human trafficking ring? Mr. Warawut revealed that there are reasonable grounds to believe that it is. But to confirm whether it is a human trafficking ring or not, You must ask the police to confirm. It probably won’t be the Ministry of Education’s way to confirm.