Thai leader speaks out on downgrade, says NFI cooperation will be key
Thai Frozen Foods Association (TFFA) president says industry is working with multiple international parties, from the NFI to ILO, to address Thailand's labor issues
Thai Union plans further childcare centers for workforce
With one center already open and four more planned, company is committing THB 10m to educating immigrant workers' children during their time in Thailand
Thai tuna industry to be unaffected by tier 3 downgrade
A memorandum of understanding gained by the Thai Tuna Industry Association will allow tuna trade between the US and Thailand to continue regardless of human trafficking watchlist downgrades
Tier 3 downgrade prospect a chance to ‘raise standards’ in Thai shrimp business
‘Even if we are lucky and we are not downgraded, we still have to fix this and clean up the industry,’ says Choopong Lueskprasert, MD of Thai shrimp processor Marine Gold
Human rights groups call for US sanctions against Thailand
Thailand should be liable to potential US sanctions for failing to crack down on trafficking in migrant workers, a group of human rights and labor organizations said
Rubicon CEO speaks out against overgeneralizations of Thai labor practices
Painting the entire industry with a broad sweeping bush does an injustice to those that treat their workers fairly, CEO of Walmart supplier told panelists at seminar during Boston seafood show
Thailand reports progress from anti-human trafficking action plan
Waraporn Promoj, senior expert on international fisheries affairs for Thailand, reveals the specific arguments Thailand has in its arsenal against allegations that its efforts to tackle human trafficking have been sub-par
US downgrade of Thailand could pose huge problems for shrimp industry
As Thailand's shrimp industry begins to recover from the worst disease pandemic to hit in recent history, it has another big question mark looming
Trafficking, slavery still critical issue in Thai fishing industry, says EJF
Thai government failing to act on continued prevalence of slave labor in the Thai fishing industry, with operators now transshipping trafficked workers at sea, says report by NGO
Thai industry bodies commit to combating labor abuses
Thai Board of Trade joins with the eight associations forming the Thai Fishery Producers Coalition, to work against child and forced labor