Thai Union brings almost 1,200 workers in from outside peeling sheds
After taking steps to eliminate pre-processing centers -- where it is thought labor abuses continue unchecked -- from its supply chain, Thai firm hires en masse
Thai Union stops hiring temporary shrimp peelers
In a bid to crack down on labor rights abuses Thai Union said it would stop hiring temporary workers to peel its shrimp, instead making them permanent employees
Court imposes travel ban on Andy Hall, bail posted by Thai tuna firms
A Thai court has imposed a travel ban on activist, whose bail surety of THB 300,000 was footed by Thai Union and the TTIA
Deadline for EU’s assessment of Thai yellow card nears
Thai authorities preparing to clean up image of country's fishing industry ahead of the EU's decision on IUU fishing, due to be announced in the coming weeks
Activist Andy Hall to seek bail ahead of indictment hearing
Hall is to to formally surrender himself to a Thai court on Jan. 13, ahead of his formal indictment brought by Thailand's Natural Fruit Company
Asia workers’ rights group steps up pressure on Golden Prize over labor dispute
The workers' rights group has intensified its campaign against the tuna canner, which it claims has exploited migrant workers for 'many years'
Uncertain outlook on 2016 Thailand TIP rating
Thailand's government had admitted that human trafficking and illegal fishing issues have entered an 'uncomfortable zone'
2015 timeline: A year in Thai labor scandals
Arguably no topic has stirred as much as emotive debate across the seafood sector in 2015 than the situation over human rights and labor abuses in Thailand
Thai shrimp peeling shed owners deny reports of slavery
The owners of several shrimp peeling sheds in Thailand's Samut Sakhon region are disputing an Associated Press report that slavery took place at their establishments
Thai Union, Walmart targeted in seafood slavery protest
A group of activists is planning to protest Thai Union and human trafficking conditions in Thailand's seafood sector outside a Washington, D.C. Walmart