Despite the significant international attention to human trafficking in the fishing industry in Southeast Asia, victims continue to experience poor outcomes after their return to Thailand. The Labour Rights Promotion Network (LPN) has assisted many returned fishermen in the difficult journey that begins after their rescue and repatriation. In this paper, we argue that the poor outcomes are the product of systemic failures in the aftercare processes, which are not sufficiently victim-centred and discourage trafficked fishermen’s participation in prosecutions. This is the case in the criminal justice system, where flaws in victim identification and evidence collection can undermine trafficked persons’ rights and make it extremely difficult for them to obtain compensation—a significant factor in their recovery and reintegration. This same cycle of disenfranchisement is pervasive in reintegration services at large in Thailand, many of which are overly paternalistic and neglect survivors’ individual needs and interests. Civil society organisations can remediate these problems by supporting the government in its efforts to strengthen prosecutions and make the criminal justice system more victim-friendly. More broadly, civil society can contribute to a victim-centred approach that places aftercare in a larger perspective—one that extends beyond the purview of the criminal justice system. This paper will examine two emerging models in post-trafficking service provision: Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) and volunteer social networks, which recognise victim empowerment not just as a means towards better law enforcement, but as an end in itself.

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从被动受害者到自己重新融入社会的伙伴：公民社会在增强泰国渔民返回权方面的作用

尽管国际社会对东南亚捕捞业中的人口贩运给予了极大关注，但受害者返回泰国后仍然遭受不良后果。劳工权利促进网络（LPN）已帮助许多返回的渔民从营救和遣返后开始的艰难旅程。在本文中，我们认为不良结果是后期护理过程中系统性失败的产物，这些缺陷不足以受害人为中心，不鼓励被贩运的渔民参与起诉。刑事司法系统就是这种情况，在被害人识别和证据收集方面的缺陷会损害被贩运者的权利，使他们很难获得赔偿，这是其康复和重返社会的重要因素。整个泰国的重返社会服务普遍存在这种剥夺权利的现象，其中许多服务过于家长式，忽视了幸存者的个人需求和利益。民间社会组织可以通过支持政府加强起诉力度，使刑事司法系统对受害者更加友好的方式来补救这些问题。从更广泛的意义上讲，民间社会可以为以受害者为中心的方法做出贡献，这种方法将善后工作置于更大的视野中，这一范围超出了刑事司法系统的范围。本文将研究人口贩运后服务提供中的两种新兴模型：无条件现金转移（UCT）和志愿者社交网络，它们认识到增强受害者能力不仅是改善执法的手段，而且是目的。