Thai Prime Minister pledges to tackle fisheries industry woes

[webfact]

 

Srettha Thavisin, the Prime Minister, promised to address the issues plaguing the fisheries industry in his visit to Samut Songkhram yesterday.

 

This move came after representatives from the industry called upon the newly formed government to revise laws to mitigate the effects of restrictions put in place to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

 

Srettha stated that the industry’s struggles were among the Pheu Thai-led government’s top priorities. To address these challenges, he proposed the formation of a working committee. It is anticipated that Thamanat Prompow, the secretary-general of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), who is expected to serve as the agriculture minister, will head this panel to strategise a comprehensive solution to the problems.

 

The Pheu Thai party’s Manaporn Charoensri and PPRP’s Phai Lik, who are tipped to become the deputy transport minister and deputy commerce minister respectively, were among the delegation that met with representatives from the fisheries sector.

 

by Mitch Connor

Srettha Thavisin, the Prime Minister (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-pm-pledges-to-tackle-fisheries-industry-woes-revises-iuu-fishing-laws

 

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[spidermike007]

No mention of the issue of human trafficking and slavery, which the Thai fishing industry has long employed. Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared in a January 2018 press release that government policies have “led to the deterrence and elimination of labour trafficking and illegal workers on fishing vessels” in the country.

Such assessments are premature. Abuses in the Thai fishing industry persist and the country still does not meet the minimum anti-trafficking standards in several key areas, as noted by Human Rights Watch in a July 2018 letter to European Union officials.

Indeed, prominent local activists, including Nobel Peace Prize nominee Patima Tungpuchayakul have continued to release evidence of serious implementation gaps. These include insufficient identification of cases, inadequate protection for victims, a dysfunctional and corrupt judicial system and official complicity with both trafficking rings and its perpetrators.

 

https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/human-trafficking-thai-fishing-industry

[bradiston]

Bloomberg reports Sretha to take financial ministry himself

[Mavideol]

he has to be careful on this subject as China has fishing monopoly on the SCS , Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Borneo, Indonesia they all know... maybe that's why Xi invited him over for a chat about this comment  555

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

This move came after representatives from the industry called upon the newly formed government to revise laws to mitigate the effects of restrictions put in place to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

In other words, can we go back to the good old bad old days?

[AustinRacing]

Another forming a committee thing as if it’s a new topic. I worked for one of the biggest fish processors around. The industry pays off officials to look the other way. Every now and then the officials stir the pot to demand more money and inform the public that they’re working hard to tackle the issues. 

[stoner]

will he pledge to tackle the same issues that the other guy said he was going to do ? we all know how that went. 

[J Branche]

I've seen many documentaries on the issue and unfortunately our neighbor encourages fishing within many foreign territories.  Turning off AIS systems to disappear, using nets which collect everything, and routinely entering foreign.territorial waters that have minimal patrol boats.  We can only hope that fish farming expands greatly so maybe some fishing will be sustainable and lucrative.

[Adumbration]

The problem has fixed itself.  

 

There is virtuall no commercially viable fishing in Thailand now and that is using cheap or slave labor.

 

If the crews were being paid a fair wage this would be zero profit because catches are so poor.

 

That is why this chestnut has never been fixed despite a decade of hot air.

 

The fish stocks have collapsed entirely due to over fishing.

[mark131v]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

It is anticipated that Thamanat Prompow, the secretary-general of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), who is expected to serve as the agriculture minister, will head this panel to strategise a comprehensive solution to the problems.

Well if there's one man who knows all about getting around law's he's your man! 

 

A true subject matter expert, I am sure he can get around the IUU fishing regulation after all as a convicted international heroin smuggler he managed to land a cabinet position, he must be very bright and persuasive, pity he got caught really!

 

A truly shameless travesty that this creature should be in any position of responsibility but hey TiT...