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    Trafficking, abuse systemic on Thai fishing boats, says UK rights group
    November 30, 2015in Human Trafficking, Lead Story, News280by REUTERS
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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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    Burmese fishermen arrested for murder in Thailand
    October 26, 2015in Crime, Lead Story, News17by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Burmese fishermen arrested for murder in Thailand

    Two fishermen from Burma have been arrested on trawlers in the Andaman Sea for allegedly murdering a Thai woman a month ago.

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    Slavery fishing boats detected off Papuan coast
    July 27, 2015in Human Trafficking, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News241by ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    Slavery fishing boats detected off Papuan coast

    An Associated Press investigation uncovers ships believed to be carrying enslaved fishermen, many of whom may be Burmese.

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    Boat people find warmer welcome in Aceh
    May 30, 2015in Boatpeople, Contributor, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News, Rohingya174by CARLOS SARDIÑA GALACHE
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    Boat people find warmer welcome in Aceh

    Regardless of the desperate conditions in the hastily assembled camps, many Rohingya asylum seekers say the Acehnese are receiving them with open arms.

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    Enslaved fishermen head home to Burma
    May 14, 2015in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News71by DVB
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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 tries to clean up its fishing act
    May 7, 2015in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News112by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Thailand tries to clean up its fishing act

    Thai authorities are issuing labour ID cards to migrant workers within its fishing industry to combat rampant human trafficking in the trade.

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