If you eat fish on a regular basis, chances are some of it is coming from Thailand. The Asian country is the world's No. 3 exporter of seafood (after China and Norway), and the U.S. is its top ...

The situation regarding human trafficking and slave labor in Thailand’s fishing industry “is now severe” and the country is taking action to tackle it, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has told ...

From February to April each year, Kam Thon spends most of her days knee-deep in the waters of the Mekong River by her village ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand protested an incident involving Myanmar's navy firing on Thai fishing vessels, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Sunday, after one fisherman drowned, two were ...

After two years toiling without pay on a Thai fishing boat, Sai Ko Ko fell ill. “[The captain] verbally abused me but I was so sick I couldn’t work,” recalls the 21-year-old. “He knocked me down, ...

Despite international pressure, human rights abuses in Thailand’s fishing industry persist on ships active in remote, unpoliced waters, a new Greenpeace report claims. In a year-long investigation ...

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday said her government is negotiating with neighboring Myanmar for the return of four fishermen captured by Myanmar’s navy for ...

Bangkok, Jul 6 (EFE).Bangkok, Jul 6 (EFE). — Unlicensed Thai fishing boats remained in port on Monday as the government made good on its promise to comply with European Union demands to crack down on ...

By Carolyn Cowan The secretary-general of a Thai agricultural watchdog is facing a lawsuit that observers say is part of corporate efforts to silence citizens who are calling for greater ...

A Royal Thai Police officer stands aboard the bow of a captured fishing vessel. Credit: Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) After night fell on April 10, 2018 an unremarkable vessel quietly slipped ...

A report from the International Labor Organization details "deceptive and coercive" labor practices — and even forced labor within the industry.... If you eat fish on a regular basis, chances are some ...