This is the second report in a three part series on Burmese migrants in Thailand made possible by The Pulitzer Center. Part one may...

This story is part of a DVB series on Burmese migrant workers supported by the Pulitzer Center and is a co-publication with Al Jazeera....

Thailand’s fishing industry has long been dogged by allegations of abuses. The country is under further international scrutiny this week as a team of UN experts undertake their first visit to examine human rights in a wide range of businesses in Thailand, including the fishing and seafood sectors.

Surachai told DVB that migrant fishermen are frequently threatened by Thai authorities and bosses if they raise their concerns.

Trafficked into work and routinely abused, migrant fishermen in Thailand are still subject to forced labour despite efforts by the government to clean up the industry, advocacy groups say.

Many farmers in Arakan State suffer from the lack of labour, low mechanisation and poor market access for farm produce.