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January 23, 2018
Hidden Chains
A fisher at the prow of a boat, mooring rope in hand, as the vessel arrives in port in Pattani, August 12, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
A trawler comes into port in Ratsada, Phuket, May 22, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
A young Burmese fisher sorts trash fish onboard a trawler in Laem Sing, Chantaburi, November 11, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
Burmese port workers sort fish in Ranong city, March 13, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
Burmese fishers present their pink cards during a Port-in, Port-out (PIPO) inspection in Laem Sing, Chantaburi, November 11, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
A boatswain hands out pink cards to a falling netter crew prior to a PIPO inspection in Laem Ngop, Trat, November 9, 2016. Employers frequently retain, and sometimes seize, identity documents belonging to fishers. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
Cambodian fishers are asked by officials to don lifejackets and pose for photos during a PIPO inspection in Laem Ngop, Trat, November 9, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
Marine Police and Department of Fisheries officers measure the mesh size on a trawl net during a PIPO inspection in Ranong, March 13, 2016. Thai reforms have primarily focused on addressing overfishing and illegal fishing. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
A Department of Fisheries official reviews a fishing vessel’s documents during a PIPO inspection in Surat Thani city, September 9, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
The Provincial Labor Coordination Center for Sea Fishery Workers in Songkhla is one of a nationwide network of offices established by the Ministry of Labour enabling employers to take undocumented fishers for registration, September 28, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
Baskets of trash fish are piled at a fishmeal processing plant in Ranong, March 12, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
Fishers prepare a seine net as a vessel returns to port in Ratsada, Phuket, March 10, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
A falling netter departs from a private pier in Laem Ngop, Trat, November 9, 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
Fishers clean and prepare nets at a port in Phuket, Thailand, March 2016. © 2016 Daniel Murphy for Human Rights Watch
Region / Country
Asia
Thailand
Topic
Exploitation, Forced Labor & Trafficking