Thailand fails to eliminate human trafficking and labor

Authorities on Wednesday dismissed criticism from Human Rights Watch accusing Thailand of failing to eliminate it. Abolish human trafficking and exploit the labor force on Thai fishing boats. The rejection came after Human Rights Watch discovered that Thailand's fishing industry is a hive of trafficking. Human trafficking and illegal labor.Thai authorities have confirmed why authorities can not accept human rights reports because the authorities claim the success of a crackdown on acts Human trafficking has sentenced more than 100 suspects and rescued 160 victims since May 2015, Which the EU issued "yellow card" Warnings for Thailand.
Thai authorities have claimed that more than 4,200 licenses were taken out of fishing boats because owners of the vessels violated the law, Such as fishing in illegal waters and failing to install GPS tracking devices. The Thai commander in charge of the law enforcement force Jaruvat Vaisaya was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying: Thailand has received a yellow card from the European Union, warning that the country may face blocking of exports Seafood is on sale in the EU Thai authorities to strictly implement and update the law on its fishing industry.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) earlier this week released a report showing the results of its two-year investigation. Years from 2015 to 2017, over 100 pages of "Mysterious Labor Exploitation" exposing abuses Human Rights and Development It exploits Thailand's fishing industry.
The report says that this extremely rewarding fishing industry is a hive of abuse, including fishing practices. Widespread illicit law and dependence on labor trafficking from neighboring countries including Cambodia, Myanmar And Laos. The report found that migrant workers from these countries were being abducted by Thai fishing boats. Seriously without paying salaries, paying less than the minimum wage, being unable to form unions and lack of protection by Thai legal system, etc.
The report notes that working on Thai fishing boats is dangerous because there is no health and safety protection system. Fishermen need to work with electrical machinery and heavy-duty hot smoke pipes. Excessive use of alcohol, ampicillin and amphetamine levels has become commonplace on Thai fishing boats.
Thailand is the fourth largest exporter of seafood products through supply to the European Union, the US and the country Japan. The European Union will update its assessment of the fishing industry situation in Thailand in April.
The Executive Director of Human Rights Watch's Human Rights Watch, William E. Todd, is urging the European Union, the United States and international buyers. To put pressure on Thailand to protect the rights of health workers and the safety of these fishermen.