Thai fishery groups vow to eliminate child and forced labour within two years

[UbonRatch]

Thais will say whatever is necessary not to lose face or more importantly, money. But saying and doing are two very different things, too many big fish involved for anything real to happen...

Or small prawns, as the case may be.

[climbertrev1]

Until the Thai military hauls off a few Thai fishery owners in handcuffs and perp walks them, no one in the world would take this Thai blustering and puffing seriously.

It must be around two years ago that the Mayor of Pattaya promised to stop the rip offs by the scam criminal jet ski operators.

Of course the scams are still going on today. Why should we believe anything we are told by the Thai authorities.

Besides why does it take two years to stop this criminal and immoral behaviour?

I have a question for those in power. Would you wait two years if it was your children that were being used as slaves? The whole affair is obscene and disgusting.

[Chris Lawrence]

Until the Thai military hauls off a few Thai fishery owners in handcuffs and perp walks them, no one in the world would take this Thai blustering and puffing seriously.

It must be around two years ago that the Mayor of Pattaya promised to stop the rip offs by the scam criminal jet ski operators.

Of course the scams are still going on today. Why should we believe anything we are told by the Thai authorities.

Besides why does it take two years to stop this criminal and immoral behaviour?

I have a question for those in power. Would you wait two years if it was your children that were being used as slaves? The whole affair is obscene and disgusting.

The reason for two years is so that we and others forget about it.

[Brian Corrigan]

I don't buy prawns anymore. It didn't take me two years to make that decision.

[Morch]

Two years?

Time to unleash Chalerm.

He'll sort it within three months.

[wabothai]

Understanding goes both ways !!!!!

Not in 2 years. NOW!!!!!!!!!!

[Stradavarius37]

Better late than never - Kick ass and take names General Prayuth!

[Mango Bob]

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Why two years, what takes them so long. It should be completed in a week. Why would it take 2 years to get these children off the streets.

Boats.

Do try and stay with it.

The child flower sellers is a another thread.

Read the topic title or get a pair of glasses and than read the topic title. It's really stupid that I have to tell you this.

[EnigmaBurn]

"Crap, we got downgraded to Tier 3! Somebody write a story!"

...

"See we're doing stuff... In two years or so..."

Thankfully all of the international organizations the writer tried to suck up to are - like many commenting here - astute enough to file this in the rubbish bin as a sad attempt at PR.

[EnigmaBurn]

Thai officials:

"We tell you there will be no children working in Thailand!"

"Thailand will not allow child labor to exist, PERIOD!"

Two years later later, an official says:

"We said that in Thailand there will be NO child labor! Unless they need jobs..."

Wait?! No you didn't! You said 'period', where's the period??!

Edited June 30, 2014 by EnigmaBurn

[techboy]

Is this the same group that said they don't use slave labour? Shouldn't be to hard to stop then but why two years, is it because those who have bought their slaves want to get their value back first.

Something tells me not so easy. A lot of logistics. Like what are you gonna do with all those slave labor kids who have no place to go. You want to take them in?

[UbonRatch]

Like what are you gonna do with all those slave labor kids who have no place to go. You want to take them in?

Now, isn't that an area Thailand is sadly lacking? Controlled orphenages. Ever visited one? The kids offer you their goods they created; the goods they get for food and clothes. It is a governmental responsibility to provide orphenages, not these owners of large buildings who create them and make huge profits from children, by what could only be described as, 'slavery', right under the noses of provincial governors. Maybe not noses.... maybe donations to them to permit such, alledgedly.

[Thai at Heart]

They are honestly saying it will take 2 years to clear this up?

How many registered fishing boats are there in Thailand? 10,000, 20,000? 100,000? Every captain to report every month with his payroll and registered crew. Spot checks possible for the next 2 years at sea and in port.

Funny this, 90% of them go in and out of Thai ports very regularly. Another 10% apparently stay out at sea for months with slave labour.

Does Thailand have a navy? Does thailand have a coastguard? Well. Get motoring. 2 years? How about 6 months? 5mn baht reward for anyone shopping any boat with unregistered labour onboard. Paid for by CP

Edited June 30, 2014 by Thai at Heart

[Dap]

Two years? How about now or start hauling their butts off to jail.

[Crushdepth]

2 years to stop? Sickening. Arrest them for &lt;deleted&gt; sake how hard is it?

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[techboy]

Like what are you gonna do with all those slave labor kids who have no place to go. You want to take them in?

Now, isn't that an area Thailand is sadly lacking? Controlled orphenages. Ever visited one? The kids offer you their goods they created; the goods they get for food and clothes. It is a governmental responsibility to provide orphenages, not these owners of large buildings who create them and make huge profits from children, by what could only be described as, 'slavery', right under the noses of provincial governors. Maybe not noses.... maybe donations to them to permit such, alledgedly.

The rebuttal to chooka had to do my belief that he does not consider the tedious details involved in dealing with the problem. I gave one obvious example. If your post ties in with this you have me baffled as to how.

[ggold]

I think they better get used to the idea that the US and EU countries won't be buying sea food from Thailand. not till they can prove they have cleaned up their act.

They sure know how to shoot themselves in the foot.

[trainman34014]

Wot; two years ! Time to bring Chalerm out of whichever wilderness they've put him in and install him as big boss man. He'd have it all sorted in three months and it could be a chance to use those Police Parachutists he apparently favours...Lol.

[Bender]

Why in 2 years?

Because in 2 years it will be somebody else problem(certainly Yingluck new govt), and this actual regime just want to ignore it.

At the end, sadly nothing will be done.