Thai court indicts migrants’ rights activist Andy Hall
A court in Thailand indicted a prominent human rights activist, very active in the country's seafood sector, in a defamation case brought by a pineapple processing company
Class action suit filed against Costco alleges slave labor in shrimp supply chain
A California woman has filed a class action law suit against Costco Wholesale alleging the company misled consumers over the shrimp it sells from Thailand
Thai tuna industry still views TIP downgrade as challenge to members
The US downgrading of Thailand to tier 3 on the trafficking in persons watchlist, while disappointing, is accepted as a challenge to TTIA members to further improve areas in the seafood sector that are not in compliance
US focus on domestic seafood not long-term solution to trafficking issue, experts say
Experts say a pullback by US consumers to only eat seafood sourced from the United States isn’t a long-term solution to the problems of human trafficking in the supply chain
State Department clarifies part of TIP report disputed by Thailand
The State Department this week clarified a portion of the Trafficking in Person’s report that has been disputed by a Thai government department
Thai Union, police leadership meet to discuss human trafficking
Along with the director of project Issara, the two shared information in a bid to develop improved understanding of the human trafficking issues in Thailand
Tuna treaty could help with anti-trafficking push, industry says
A longstanding treaty between the United States and Pacific island nations could help in the global fight against human trafficking in the seafood sector, US tuna fleet says
State Department diplomats reportedly overruled analysts on TIP report rankings
Analysts who wanted tougher rankings for certain countries in the TIP report were overruled in some cases by the department’s senior political staff, Reuters found
Thai police arrest five in prostitution trafficking ring
Police in Thailand said they have arrested five people linked to a prostitution trafficking ring, in a move aimed at improving the nation's status in next year’s US State Department TIP report
Thai Union dropping suppliers in bid to create ‘clean, transparent’ chain
Owner of prominent brands such as Chicken of the Sea and John West dramatically cutting down amount of vessels, ports, feed mills it is dealing with, amid drive to have supply chain third party audited