Seafish: UK leads way as industry focuses on human rights
UK industry body says times have changed, that ethics and human rights are now at the top of the agenda, and its Seafood Ethics Common Language Group commands attention
Thai shrimp processor in midst of migrant worker protests blames EMS, loss of GSP
Thai shrimp processor Crystal Frozen Foods is taking loans to compensate workers it had to dismiss, while trying to diversify operations outside of farmed shrimp exports
Thailand must ’empower victims of forced labor’
Country, under fire for its human rights records, must crack down on corrupt officials if it wants to tackle its trafficking problem, activists and food industry executives say
Thailand fights forced labor on fishing boats with new regulation
Thailand plans to implement new regulations to address concerns of forced labor in its fishing industry
Thai fishing industry urges gov’t to speed up legalizing process for migrant workers
The Thai government was on Monday urged to speed up the official process for the legalization of migrant workers hired by the fishing industry
Thai labor ministry gears up to persuade US to remove tier 3 status
Thailand's labour ministry says the government plans to release a report on its efforts to improve its ranking on the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report next April
EU, US boycott warnings prompt Thai labor task force
Thai labour minister will set up a task force to resolve labour problems in fishing industry following warnings of possible boycotts of imported Thai seafood products
Ebay-backed workers rights project nabs new lease of life, reports Walmart engagement strong
Program director sees shareholder engagement, meetings with top execs, as key to goal of getting labor rights policies on the books at Walmart, Costco and 10 other major seafood buyers
Thai delegation visits Paris to discuss labor conditions
Thai seafood players attended SIAL to restore confidence of European food importers, in light of allegations of human rights abuse and trafficking problems
CP Foods supplier crack-down to hit in January
Thai agribusiness group Charoen Pokphand Foods plans to crack down on fishing vessels that do not comply with newly-released auditing standards by January