Thai fishing vessel operators trying to justify US lifting Tier 3 human trafficking status
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Nation] - December 11, 2014 -
Thai fishing operators associations today asked the United States to remove Thailand from its worst human trafficking watch list.
In a press conference, they said most operators complied with laws and were ready to prove their employment standards with the US.
Joining the press conference were representatives from the Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry, the National Fisheries Association of Thailand, the Thai Overseas Fisheries Association, the Trat Fisheries Association and eight employers’ organizations including the Employers Confederation of Thai Business.
Somsak Thanomworasin, chair of the Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry, said it was unfair for the US to include Thailand in its Tier 3 human-trafficking watch list because most employers did not treat their workers as the US accused.
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