Migrant workers remain subject to various labor and human rights abuses, and Thai reforms have not done enough to help, said Human Rights Watch

By Matt Craze

The fight to eradicate forced labor from seafood supply chains in Southeast Asia is just getting started, said the Consumer Goods Forum

A new study by the NGOs International Justice Mission and Bangkok-based Issara Institute claims human trafficking and slavery are 'rampant' in Thailand's fishing industry

A production company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will produce a documentary about human trafficking in Thailand's fishing fleet

European Commission officials spent July 1-16 in Thailand, and have apparently notified the country it needs to do more to curb IUU activities

Thailand's junta has delayed parts of a new labor law aimed at regulating the foreign workforce after the decree prompted more than 60,000 foreign workers to flee 

Firms like Thai Union and CP Foods say all of their workers remain in place, as some 60,000 Myanmar laborers flee Thailand

By Jeanine Stewart

The US State Department did not mention fishing or seafood labor issues as a driver in China’s downgrade to Tier 3 on Tuesday, but the industry still could see backlash 

By Jeanine Stewart

The US Department of State downgraded China to its lowest level with the unveiling of its annual TIP report on Tuesday

Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, presiding over the opening of his country's 'stop human trafficking day', noted 333 trafficking cases have been prosecuted in the past year