Report finds trafficking, abuse still rampant in Thailand’s fishing industry

More than a third of migrant fishermen working in Thailand over the past five years have been victims of trafficking, and three-quarters of them have been in “debt bondage, working to pay off an obligation,” said Reuters, citing a new study by the anti-trafficking group International Justice Mission. IJM surveyed 260 fishermen from Myanmar and… » Read More

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