Thailand: A Level Playing Field
Fishers in Thailand have formed the Fishers Rights Network to collectively demand better wages and working conditions to prevent labour and human-rights abuses. Despite international pressure and government efforts to revise policy, Burmese and Cambodian migrant fishers in Thailand’s seafood industry still face significant labour-rights abuses. While there have been some positive steps taken to improve conditions in the Thai fishing industry, such as Thailand’s Draft Fisheries Act and the ratification of International Labour Organization (ILO) Work in Fishing Convention (C188), migrant fishers still face severe exploitation.
Title of publication: Samudra Report
Issue: 86
ISSN: 0973-1121
Page range: 4-6
Author: Jon Hartough
Organization: The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Year: 2021
Country/ies: Thailand
Type: Journal article
Full text available at: https://www.icsf.net/images/samudra/pdf/english/issue_86/4533_art_Sam_86_art01_Thailand_Jon_Hartough.pdf
Content language: English