International groups ask Thai industry to drop charges against human rights campaigner
Nearly 100 international and national labor and human rights groups and NGOs have sent a joint-letter to urge to drop the charges against Andy Hall
MSC announces clear policy on forced labour
Companies which have been successfully prosecuted for forced labour violations in the last two years will be out of scope of the MSC program
After initial doubts, Walmart affirms attendance at CP Foods meeting
Walmart was not on the list of attendees for the CP Foods meeting to discuss labor issues in Thailand this week, raising questions on whether it is willing to engage on the forced labor issue in Thailand
Retail, foodservice giants head to Thailand to view CP Foods supply chain
Companies aiming to form seafood supply chain task force at meetings in Thailand this week
Thai Union hosts plant visit for analysts, investors
At a time when Thai processing plants are under scrutiny, Thai Union invited 36 analysts and institutional investors to visit its Samut Sakhon factory
Report: Japan giant Itochu close to deal to invest in CP Group firm
Shares in CP Foods and Hong Kong-listed CP Pokphand suspended as rumors swirl of investment from Itochu, Japan’s third-largest trading house
IFFO looks to widen feed standards to cover worker safety
On back of June's revelations over human rights abuses in Thailand's feed supply chain, the marine ingredients industry body intends to extend certification to cover labor on boats
Thailand revising labor laws to combat human trafficking
Following meetings between government agencies, Thailand's labor could be revised to guarantee customers overseas there is neither child labor nor human trafficking
Thai agencies agree on focal points of labor rights improvement
A working committee met recently to discuss the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, resulting in an agreement to revise Thai laws on labor rights, among other efforts
TFFA: Shrimp exporters have limited leverage over slave fishing boats
Slave labor focus must be on undocumented boats, fragmented enforcement agencies, says TFFA, stating its members have limited leverage over fishing vessels illegally involved