EU delegates informed about Thai fisheries sector efforts

[rooster59]

EU delegates informed about Thai fisheries sector efforts

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visits the Samut Sakhon Fishery Organisation in March to make an inspection of method of iris scanning to verity migrant workers' identity.

 

DELEGATES from the European parliament were given a presentation on effective law enforcement and the impressive progress on labour rights protection in Thailand’s fisheries sector, as evidence of the Thai government’s true intention to achieve sustainability in the region’s fisheries sector.

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya on Thursday received representatives of European Parliament’s Commission on Fisheries, Gabriel Mato and Kala Garcia, at Government House.

 

As both EU parliamentarians have played a major role in pushing for an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing globally, Chatchai assured them of the Thai government’s determination to reform the country’s fisheries industry.

 

He revealed that Thai authorities have been enforcing the law swiftly and profoundly with success in the suppression of crimes and law violations in the fisheries sector. A total of 4,427 cases were taken to court, with 88 per cent of them, or 3,883 cases, already ruled on by the courts.

According to the authorities, 2,982 cases breached fishing vessel regulations, 1,280 cases involved illegal fishing activities, 77 cases were violations of the labour protection law in the seafood industry, and 88 were human trafficking cases.

 

Chatchai also informed the delegates that since October 2017, the owners of fishing vessels must declare to the Port In – Port Out Centre in their locality that they had already complied with all aspects of legal requirements before going out to sea.

 

Time frame

 

Regarding legislation reform on human trafficking and forced labour, and improving the quality of life of fisheries workers, Chatchai revealed that the Thai government had set a time frame to ratify the International Labour Standards on Seafarers of the 188th Convention of International Labour Organisation, |as well as enforcement of the forced |labour suppression law by September next year.

 

“I have confirmed that all actions are not just aimed at getting the EU to revoke the yellow card to Thailand. Thailand is looking at sustainable fishing,” he said.

 

“The EU will be our key ally to work towards the Asean Common Fisheries Policy and set up the Asean IUU Task Force within next year.”

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30346339

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-05-27

[YetAnother]

15 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

as evidence of the Thai government’s true intention

need results not just words; words are cheap

[Odysseus123]

4 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

need results not just words; words are cheap

Very,very cheap and,generally speaking,there's a heck of a lot of them -words I mean,not fish.

[AGareth2]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

DELEGATES from the European parliament were given a presentation on effective law enforcement

having a laugh

[BigBadGeordie]

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

 

DELEGATES from the European parliament were given a presentation on effective law enforcement and the impressive progress on labour rights protection in Thailand’s fisheries sector, as evidence of the Thai government’s true intention to achieve sustainability in the region’s fisheries sector.

When I read this, the first image to come to mind was of Ri Chun-hee.

[KiwiKiwi]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

DELEGATES from the European parliament were given a presentation on effective law enforcement and the impressive progress on labour rights protection in Thailand’s fisheries sector, as evidence of the Thai government’s true intention to achieve sustainability in the region’s fisheries sector.

 

I see the Nation is up to it's objective reporting game again...

 

That's been shown not to make fortunes for them in the (now) past Yoon era, but hey, if you're sure you want to nail your colours to the junta mast. Again.

 

I have my doubts as to the wisdom thereof though...

[yellowboat]

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

|as well as enforcement of the forced |labour suppression law by September next year.

That is a long way away.   What is wrong with now given this has been talked about over and over and over again

[yellowboat]

Sorry 502 wickedness made me double post

[yellowboat]

Sorry 502 wickedness made me tripple post

[Lupatria]

A lot of time and money wasted by the EU just to discover the latest version of the Siamese Twins:

 

      

 

 

[Jonah Tenner]

5 hours ago, YetAnother said:

need results not just words; words are cheap

When all is said and done, there is a lot more said than done.

[KiwiKiwi]

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

“The EU will be our key ally to work towards the Asean Common Fisheries Policy and set up the Asean IUU Task Force within next year.”

 

Oops, hang on, small error.

 

"The EU will be our key only ally to work towards the Asean Common Fisheries Policy and set up the Asean IUU Task Force within next year.”

 

There, that's better...

[Srikcir]

15 hours ago, rooster59 said:

impressive progress on labour rights protection in Thailand’s fisheries sector

Such as

15 hours ago, rooster59 said:

77 cases were violations of the labour protection law in the seafood industry

Out of a workforce of about 50,000 the identified cases for labor violations seems insignificant. The EU has focused on lack of trade unions to independently represent workers en mass, pay abuses, working hours and de facto slavery through confiscation of work documents and employment of undocumented foreign laborers. None of these labor issues appear to be addressed by the Thai government.

[Darcula]

On 5/26/2018 at 10:34 PM, rooster59 said:

Chatchai assured them of the Thai government’s determination to reform the country’s fisheries industry.

 

An assurance from the Thai govt. Yes, you can take that to the bank.