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Thai PM hears Burmese migrant workers’ concerns
Surachai told DVB that migrant fishermen are frequently threatened by Thai authorities and bosses if they raise their concerns.
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18 Burmese fishermen released from jail in India
Having served two-year sentences for illegally entering Indian territorial waters, 18 Burmese fishermen were yesterday released from prison and allowed to return home.
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Trafficking, debt bondage rampant in Thai fishing industry: study
More than a third of migrant fishermen in Thailand clearly were victims of trafficking over the past five years and even more workers in the industry were possibly trafficked as well, according to a report published on Thursday.
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‘The fishing industry needs capital, technology and market access’
Myint Thein, a Fisheries Department officer in southern Arakan State, an area with thousands of fishermen, discusses the challenges facing the fishing industry there.
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As catches fall, fishermen in Arakan State sink into debt
Fishing, a major industry in impoverished Arakan State, has been in a long decline, pushing many coastal communities into debt.
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Dead body could be Burmese fisherman, say Phuket police
Based on his tattoo and clothing, police speculate he was a Burmese fisherman who may have been killed in a fight and dumped at sea.
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Man arrested in Thailand for trafficking fellow Burmese
A Burmese man has been arrested in southern Thailand’s Songkhla Province for trafficking fellow Burmese workers to work in the fishery industry.
3 Burmese rescued from slavery on Thai fishing boat
The three men were rescued from a Chonburi dock after their boat returned to shore.
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Thailand claims progress in effort to end sea slavery
Thai police say a crackdown on human traffickers has led to the dismantling of thirty five criminal rings supplying slaves to fishing boats.
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Trafficking, abuse systemic on Thai fishing boats, says UK rights group
At sea, the fishermen face violence, intimidation, dangerous working conditions and even murder, according to the EJF report.
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Thai fish factories scaling down abuses: NGO
Following up on reports of poor working conditions in Thai fish factories, a Finnish NGO finds the situation improved, but problems persist for migrant workers.
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Enslaved fishermen head home to Burma
The first group of Burmese migrants among those rescued from slavery on remote Indonesian islands are flown to Rangoon on a government-sponsored flight.
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Thailand vows to stop ‘slavery’ in fishing industry
Following EU threat of ban over the illegal fishing and enslavement of migrant fishermen – many of whom were Burmese – Thai PM promises action.
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Dalny Vostok executive absconds, one arrested
The executive officer of the operator of the sunken trawler in which at least 56 crew members died is on the run, says the Burmese embassy in Moscow.
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Russia to pay compensation to families of deceased sailors
The families of those sailors who died when the Dalny Vostok sank have been offered compensation of one million roubles by the Russian government.
