Call for Thailand to Stand Strong on Human Rights
A group of 28 NGOs have called on the Thai government to not yield to attempts to derail the ratification of the international Work in Fishing Convention, which protects fishers from human rights abuses.
Fishers are especially vulnerable to human trafficking as well as forced, bonded and slave labor, operating as they do in isolated and hazardous conditions, say the organizations. Ratifying the ILO’s Work in Fishing Convention would prevent workers from being exploited by unscrupulous employers who engage in forced labor and debt bondage, pay below minimum wage and refuse to ensure overtime is voluntary and compensated – all issues which have plagued the Thai fishing industry.
