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Thai labor Aug. 24, 2015 9:49 AM
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 

Thai labor Aug. 19, 2015 11:19 PM
Class action suit filed against Costco alleges slave labor in shrimp supply chain

By Jeanine Stewart

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 labor Aug. 19, 2015 6:00 PM
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

Fighting transnational IUU Aug. 12, 2015 5:27 PM
US focus on domestic seafood not long-term solution to trafficking issue, experts say

By Matt Whittaker

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

Thai labor Aug. 6, 2015 5:50 PM
State Department clarifies part of TIP report disputed by Thailand

By Matt Whittaker

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 labor Aug. 6, 2015 9:54 AM
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

Thai labor Aug. 5, 2015 5:45 PM
Tuna treaty could help with anti-trafficking push, industry says

By Matt Whittaker

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

Thai labor Aug. 4, 2015 6:39 PM
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 labor Aug. 4, 2015 6:16 PM
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

Fighting transnational IUU Aug. 4, 2015 10:20 AM
Thai Union dropping suppliers in bid to create ‘clean, transparent’ chain

By Tom Seaman

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

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