Limited Trafficking, Rampant Abuse in Thai Fishing Industry
Only one of the 241 Cambodians questioned for the largest survey of the notoriously abusive Thai fishing industry’s workforce to date said he was forced into the job, according to a new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Though some of the findings are in contrast to NGO reports of rampant trafficking of migrant workers into the $7 billion-a-year industry, the report—entitled Employment Practices and Working Conditions in Thailand’s Fishing Sector and released Monday—does find widespread labor law abuse. … Of the 241 Cambodians surveyed, six said they had been physically abused, according to the report. And while only one said he was forced into the work by his parents, 22 said they were pressured to stay against their will after they had started voluntarily. More than half the Cambodians surveyed said they joined the industry because of the wages on offer. They also said they received slightly lower wages on average than their Burmese counterparts. …
Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/limited-trafficking-rampant-abuse-in-thai-fishing-industry-41643/
