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    Rights Abuses Still 'Widespread' In Thailand's Fishing Industry, Report Says

    Migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia are often paid below the minimum wage, are not paid on time, and are held in debt, says a new Human Rights Watch report.
    by Bill Chappell Jan 23, 2018 2 minutes
    Thailand's fishing industry remains the home of widespread labor and rights abuses, Human Rights Watch says. In this photo from 2016, a fisherman is seen in the freezer hold of a boat unloading fish after arriving at a Thai port.

    Forced labor, human trafficking and other rights abuses are "widespread" in the Thai fishing industry, according to a new Human Rights Watch report that provides an update on a sector that has been cited for enabling slavery conditions.

    In recent years, reports have emerged that detail forced labor and confinement on ships that

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