The UN is calling on top fishing nations in Southeast Asia to step up the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) [...]
Source: Bangkok Post
Indonesia Struggles With Human Trafficking Networks
Tyas Weningsih Putri left her village in central Java in 2016, bound for Malaysia, where she had been recruited to work in a [...]
Thai Mother Suspects Foul Play in Rescued Daughter’s ‘Suicide’
The mother of a 26-year-old Thai woman who hanged herself after being rescued from forced sex work in Malaysia is calling on [...]
Ex-Crew Help Fellow Victims in Thailand’s Fishing Industry
Four years ago, the shocking revelation that thousands of migrant fishermen from Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos were being [...]
US Upgrades Thailand, But Path to Legitimacy is Complicated
The United States upgraded Thailand to Tier 2 in the US State Department’s newly released Trafficking in Persons report, but [...]
Fighting IUU Fishing, Thailand Now Must Solve Fishermen Shortage
Thailand is considering an ambitious plan to recruit thousands of migrants from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam to work in the [...]
Thailand Debates Meaning of Forced Labor
Thailand’s new draft bill on the prevention of forced labor has come under fire by both labor rights advocates and business [...]
Trafficked Kids Selling Flowers to Thailand’s Tourists
A Myanmar couple has been jailed for 12 years for trafficking a boy from Myanmar to Thailand, where he was forced to sell flowers at [...]