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Thai labor measures presenting shrimp sector with difficulties

Having got rid of peeling sheds, many Thai packers now face shortages of labor; country should claw back market share in future though

By Neil Ramsden | Nov. 7, 2017 08:51 GMT
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A Thai shrimp peeling shed in 2013. Credit: Environmental Justice Foundation
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Having given primary processing centers – or “peeling sheds” – the boot in recent years, Thai shrimp processors are facing difficulties in meeting their labor needs, Siam Canadian CEO Jim Gulkin told Undercurrent News [...]

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