A report from the International Labor Organization details "deceptive and coercive" labor practices — and even forced labor within the industry.... If you eat fish on a regular basis, chances are some ...

Thai lawmakers are discussing fisheries reforms that observers say risk undoing eight years of hard-won progress on human rights and ocean protection. Many of the proposed changes would amend reforms ...

BANGKOK (AP) — An environmental and human rights group charged Tuesday that Thailand is not adequately addressing severe abuse against Myanmar migrant workers in the Thai fishing industry. The British ...

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, file photo, Thai navy officers check the crew of a fishing boat in the waters off the coast of Samut Sakhon, Thailand. Thai fishing boats blocked from Indonesian ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand protested an incident involving Myanmar's navy firing on Thai fishing vessels, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Sunday, after one fisherman drowned, two were ...

Your Excellency Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, We the undersigned organisations, working to secure a legal, ethical and sustainable fishing industry for Thailand, write to express our deep concern ...

BANGKOK (AP) - Two Thai men described as key figures in a human trafficking ring that provides slave crews for fishing boats were arrested, officials said Wednesday, as new regulations aimed at ...

Teams of scientists and hobbyist scuba divers have assessed the extent of discarded fishing gear on Thailand’s marine wildlife, finding it poses a pervasive threat to a huge range of species.

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Thai fisherman Anan Jaitang used to pile tattered nylon fishing nets on the beach after hauls of wriggling crabs tore them beyond repair, but most of the nets wound up in the sea, threatening to ...

which revealed long lines of coral bleaching inside a protected area (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) VOLUNTEER DIVER, CHANCHOT PIRIYASATIT, SAYING: "The fishing net that was over the coral reef created complex ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The EU has not taken any decision on whether to ban fish exports from Thailand, the Thai foreign ministry said on Monday, clarifying comments made by its deputy prime minister that ...