Seafood from slavery: Can Thailand tackle the crisis in its fishing industry?

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by Dean Irvine, Saima Mohsin, and Kocha Olarn
May 13, 2015

The issue of slavery and rights abuses in the Thai fishing industry has become acute in recent years. As the global demand for seafood has increased, the Thai economy improved, so attracting workers to dangerous jobs on fishing boats has become more difficult.

by Dean Irvine, Saima Mohsin, and Kocha Olarn
May 13, 2015

(CNN)The hours would be long and the work hard, but spending a year as a fisherman seemed like a good option to Samart Senasook.

Previous jobs as a security guard in Bangkok had been sporadic, so when a man known as Vee promised the 40-year old decent wages on a fishing boat he decided to take the chance.

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