Recent inspections of fishing boats operating in Phuket waters have shown no signs of illegal activities, such as human trafficking or compromised working conditions, according to officials. The random inspections were conducted on five boats and aimed to ensure workers’ rights were being upheld, with checks on employment and working conditions, valid working permits, and wages being paid in the appropriate manner.

 

The chief of Phuket Provincial Labour and Welfare Office, Thanapong Orachon, stated, “Apart from protecting the workers in the local fishing industry, the mission also aims to build trust within the international fishing industry to enable Thailand to be promoted to Tier 1 in the ranks.”

 

Officials also checked for any signs of illegal fishing activities that could contravene fishing laws. Sittipon Muangsong, the chief of the Phuket Provincial Fishery Office, emphasised the importance of the inspections in protecting against any form of illegal activities that would fall foul of fishing laws.

 

The team carried out checks on the boats to ensure no prohibited tools or machinery was being used while making sure all boats were operating under legal and valid permits. Sittipon explained that anyone found guilty of breaking any laws would face strict and immediate punishment, reported Phuket News.

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: Photo Courtesy of Phuket News

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-fishing-boats-pass-inspections-no-illegal-activity-found

 

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Now that is good news....what a relief

That's interesting. What other legal activities were detected in Phuket? 

12 hours ago, petermik said:

Now that is good news....what a relief

Was the inspector accompanied by a service dog?

Jet skis, airport taxis and passenger boats AOK.????

Tier 1, here we come......

We learn a remarkable new sentence today with the words Phuket and no illegal activity found in it ????