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Thailand seeks US cooperation following trafficking report

BANGKOK, Jun 28 (Reuters) Thailand today defended its efforts to stop human trafficking after the United States kept it on a trafficking watch list and urged US officials to visit the country and see first hand its efforts.
Thailand is a regional center for migrant workers who come from poorer, neighboring countries including Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia in search of jobs.
Rights groups say millions are vulnerable to abuse, including forced labour, in various Thai sectors including the country's multi billion dollar seafood industry.
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