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Andrew Drummond

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‘MOVE ALONG. THERE’S NOTHING TO SEE HERE!’ THAILAND’S FISHING INDUSTRY IN 2018

Thailand’s effort to put an end to slave labour in the fishing industry is little more then a ‘theatrical exercise for international consumption’, states a report out today. While the Thai government scrambled to create a new ordinance for the fishing industry after severe criticism both of fishing methods and trafficked slave labour by the […]

SLAVE LABOUR AND COERCION IN THAILAND’S FISHING INDUSTRY CONFIRMED BY ILO – ARC

BUT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION IS NOT MY FATHER? That Thailand’s fishing industry has been running out of control for years now seems to be very much public knowledge for years now. The industry has also been severely criticised internationally for environmental malpractive, such as bottom dredging. Whether these criticisms will result in any changes remains […]