The recent Associated Press report on labor abuses in the Thai fisheries industry is unlikely to affect its $1.5bn deal to acquire US firm, Thai Union has said

Thai Union says it has dropped supplier Niwat Co. from its pet food supply chain, after an investigation by Associated Press tracked fish from slave-using vessels up to the Thai giant

A year-long investigation and its culminating report tracked fish caught by trafficked Myanmar workers back to Thailand, and on to US importers

By Neil Ramsden

Trade agreement is key among ongoing concerns for Thai firms, while country's labor issues and competitive quality must also be changed for the better, says Thai Union

Critics in the US remain unimpressed with the progress made so far by Thai government in ending the exploitation of foreign workers

Human rights groups Finnwatch and Migrant Worker Rights Network (MWRN) have announced a three-year collaborative project, in a bid to empower migrant workers in Thailand

Statement comes after rumors of a potential European Union yellow card for Thailand and an Environmental Justice Foundation report on the nation’s labor issues

By Neil Ramsden

NGO which has been reporting on Thai labor issues says international demand for cheap seafood is fueling trade in people and collapse of marine ecosystems

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 'deeply disappointed' with report by NGO which states Thailand should remain on Tier 3 of the Trafficking in Persons watchlist

By Neil Ramsden

NGO that carried out research into human rights abuses from 2013 onwards says too little has changed to allow Thailand to be upgraded again