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 more migrants rescued from fishing boat slavery
MAT said the three men had been hiding in a forest near the port of Chonburi for two days after escaping from their fishing boat.
3 Burmese rescued from slavery on Thai fishing boat
The three men were rescued from a Chonburi dock after their boat returned to shore.
Burmese journalist earns a Pulitzer for reporting on 'seafood slavery'
Esther Htusan, a journalist from Kachin State, was one of four journalists responsible for a series of reports on modern slavery that earned a Pulitzer.
Cheated migrants paid out by Thai seafood factory
Burmese migrants working for a Thai seafood company will receive a share of a US$1.3 million payout after striking en masse.