DiamondKing Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 CNN reports that Thailand is one of the biggest fish exporters in the world and this weekend they are airing a special investigation documentary on the plight of the fishermen of thailand with accusations of kidnapping, Human trafficking, torture and the murder of fishermen on the boats and being tossed overboard. Based on the trailer its gonna be some more bad press for Thailand which will be broadcast worldwide this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shurup Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I thought it was something involving falangs again... feeewww... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) BBC World will show a report about this during weekend as well.. Title is Thailand's Slave Fishermen @ 18:30 Sat 25 Jan Edited January 24, 2014 by kotsak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogster8 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Ratings would be higher if they did doc. on bargirls! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 About time someone outed the slave practices in the fishing industry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Stop picking on us....geeez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Refreshing change from the politics and prostitution. Thailand does have something else going for it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25814718 Thai fishing industry on BBC's website today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstymelb101 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 When it's aired where can I watch it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondKing Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 I think it was the BBC and not CNN I was watching the trailer on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nm-VTCNBhE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post krisb Posted January 24, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2014 Another story on the same old issue but nothing ever gets done about it. The people who could fix the problem, like all the other problems really don't give a sht. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Not sure this will come to nothing. It's just another little drip in the bucket exposing the nature of problems with business here. Expect the catcalls of"farang no understand". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Another story on the same old issue but nothing ever gets done about it. The people who could fix the problem, like all the other problems really don't give a sht. Or receive certain considerations NOT to give a shit, like so many other issues money and greed at the root. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Ratings would be higher if they did doc. on bargirls! Ah..; that would make the 375th one on that topic. If they really wanted to right some major wrongs and do a fascinating program they could define the word Farang and all the harm it causes in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Another story on the same old issue but nothing ever gets done about it. The people who could fix the problem, like all the other problems really don't give a sht. Or receive certain considerations NOT to give a shit, like so many other issues money and greed at the root. Probably. The UN expects Thailand to lift their game but this is just an ongoing saga. At what point does the UN step in and take action? Guarantee this news report means stuff all really. Guaranteed we will be reading this same story again and again, nothing gets done. The one that really gripes me is the trading of children for god only knows what. Sickening stuff and a truly awful underbelly. Amazing Thailand?? nah not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBlair48 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Need an embargo. Still Lieland will just fudge what needs fudging to get through it- like offering up some ladyboys to the UN inspectors. I find myself sick that I've been contributing to enabling this country's deplorable practices with my time and energy in running a small business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Need an embargo. Still Lieland will just fudge what needs fudging to get through it- like offering up some ladyboys to the UN inspectors. I find myself sick that I've been contributing to enabling this country's deplorable practices with my time and energy in running a small business. Thailand has been on the US State Department Trafficking in Persons watch list for a number of years, this includes issues such as the Rohingya, sex trafficking & the fishing industry. The UN could posssibly request sanctions to be applied by member countries. However its more likely the US State Department warning of downgrading Thailand to Tier 3 status this year will be implemented & includes possible sanctions such as: Withhold or withdraw nonhumanitarian, non-trade-related foreign assistance. In addition, countries on Tier 3 may not receive funding for government employees’ participation in educational and cultural exchange programs. Consistent with the TVPA, governments subject to sanctions would also face U.S. opposition to assistance (except for humanitarian, trade-related, and certain development-related assistance) from international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The US President does have the power to waiver Tier 3 sanctions for strategic considerations. Edited January 24, 2014 by simple1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 My wife's father never came back from a fishing trip. Nobody knew anything of how he came to be in the water, or how he drowned, it was a common thing years ago to settle old scores sea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 This issue has been public for years, just not yet hit the mainstream international media in a big way. What ever happened to the scandinavian NGO activist/researchers that were being prosecuted for making the truth public under Thailand's "wonderful" libel/slander laws? This is the only effective way toward change - get the developed world's consumers, led by activists, to get upset enough to start organizing boycotts. Only when it hurts the industry's pocket books will the government start to actually (be seen to appear to) do something about the problem. Thais just don't care as long as the slaves are Burmese or Khmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogster8 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 anyone notice LoS is never in the news for good things. Only positive press is its Party capital of planet.....and thats not necessarily a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourauntbob Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nm-VTCNBhE i guess this is why they are cracking down on immigrants from the north east and not the south west. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/698065-immigration-crackdown-in-north-east-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Previous BBC story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12881982 The NGO researcher sued for defamation (note telling the truth is not a defence in Thailand!) http://andyjhall.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/british-activist-andy-hall-accuses-bang-na-police-of-malfeasance-in-natural-fruit-defamation-row/ Past discussion here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/643581-slavery-in-the-thai-fishing-industry/ Edited January 24, 2014 by wym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate weapon Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Honestly speaking how did the burmese well fxxk themselves for for the lack of a better word till their country is so riddiculously poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 numerous stories over the years about slave fishermen being brutalised and thrown overboard to drown ,must be hell on thai fishing boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod4098 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 cheap labour...more rich thais... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnjc Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) I believe part of the programme shows a Thai official having just checked out a fishing boat saying words to the effect 'There is no cage or prison on board so the men are free to come and go as they wish' !! So no action taken. Edited January 24, 2014 by Johnjc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Stop picking on us....geeez Perhaps it would have more chance of seeing the end of human trafficking if it were made public,and not covered up in the interests of Tourism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) Stop picking on us....geeez Perhaps it would have more chance of seeing the end of human trafficking if it were made public,and not covered up in the interests of Tourism! I agree. EEOC Files Its Largest Farm Worker Human Trafficking Suit Against Global Horizons, Farms The Thai workers were assigned to work at six farms in Hawaii (Captain Cook Coffee Company, Del Monte Fresh Produce, Kauai Coffee Company, Kelena Farms, MacFarms of Hawaii, and Maui Pineapple Farms) and two farms in Washington (Green Acre Farms and Valley Fruit Orchards), harvesting a variety of items from pineapples to coffee beans. In a related development, the EEOC’s Birmingham District Office filed another labor trafficking case today against Signal International LLC. In that suit the EEOC contends that Signal International discriminated against approximately 500 male Indian workers who were trafficked to work as welders, pipefitters and ship-fitters in Mississippi and Texas. http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/4-20-11b.cfm Edited January 25, 2014 by thailiketoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 No one's saying this problem is limited to Thailand, it's just this is a place to talk about Thailand, both good and bad. Finding more current counter examples might help you make that point. Not to mention ones with the same scale and intensity of problem, I don't think the US firms are routinely enslaving and killing the mistreated foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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