Reuters: Thai migrant school closures fuel child labor in seafood industry
The news agency has found that 2019 raids on Burmese migrant centers have resulted in children once again working at the bottom levels of a multi-billion dollar sector
Labor rights NGO calls for end to maritime recruitment fees
Human Rights at Sea argues that many of the fees charged against fishery workers for their employment are unlawful and create a position of debt bondage
Working group urges Thailand to address labor abuses in wake of GSP suspension
In the wake of the US government suspending billions of dollars in trade preferences for Thailand due to worker rights issues, organizations called for reforms to have the trade benefits reinstated
Greenpeace weighs in with latest ‘modern slavery’ claims
NGO says interviews and paper trails suggest forced labor, mistreatment and rampant human rights abuses remain common themes in Southeast Asia
Restrictive business model holding back Thai labor improvements, study finds
Despite improvements in traceability and recruitment practices, failures to account for the cost of ethical practice by buyers is severely hampering reform
Thai fishing body lobbies for freedom to transfer crew, catches at sea
Environmental Justice Foundation expressed its concerns as the National Fishing Association of Thailand seeks measures it fears will derail reforms
Mother calls on Thai gov’t to bring fisher son home
Families of Thai fishing crew members on board two trawlers off the Somalian coast have called on the Thai government to intervene amid reports of desperate conditions aboard
New report finds human rights abuses on fishing vessels from 13 countries
The report details numerous cases of abuse on vessels flying the flags of both developing and developed nations, from the EU and US to Asia and South America
Thai court hands out fines of over $16m to IUU operation
Six defendants were fined for bringing an IUU vessel into Thai waters, and further investigation led authorities to a people-trafficking operation
New Thai laws to curb migrant worker exploitation
Thailand will use a newly amended law to crack down on forced labor with hefty fines and prison time, a move analysts said could help curb exploitative practices