Thread: The sad truth about the Thai fishing industry

Yes, many of the Rohingya have been forced to work as slaves on Thai fishing boats. Next time you buy fish imported from Thailand, remember it may have been caught by a Burmese slave.

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That would suck if you didn't like fish...

Not really that surprising , reckon its happening in more places than just the Thai fishing industry.


Wasn't the American armed forces doing the same thing , giving criminals the option of doing time or doing service in the forces.


Hell , if I worked out how many hours I worked in my 30 yrs in the fishing industry, some would say it was slavery pay.


Cheers Ean

Yeah but these aren't criminals, they are refugees from Burma running from the Burmese Amry or drug lords who escaped on boats and were then kept prisoners on the boats. The boats rarely come ashore and the workers are kept at sea, often at gunpoint, and forced to work. If they refuse they are shot and dumped overboard or taken ashore and killed or held in jungle prisons. Corrupt Thai police and Navy are paid to turn a blind eye to this. The Thai Govenment has recently found a graveyard near the Malaysian border filled with bodies believed to be Rohingya.

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Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Not really that surprising , reckon its happening in more places than just the Thai fishing industry.


Wasn't the American armed forces doing the same thing , giving criminals the option of doing time or doing service in the forces.


Hell , if I worked out how many hours I worked in my 30 yrs in the fishing industry, some would say it was slavery pay.


Cheers Ean

Yeah Ean, I saw that movie, The Deadly Seven
Cheers,
Mario

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Yeah Ean, I saw that movie, The Deadly Seven
Cheers,
Mario

We had some American sailors spend Christmas and new year with us 1 year when they were in port for that week, and they told me that many of the sailors in the navy were given a choice by the courts of serving in the forces or go to jail.


Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

We had some American sailors spend Christmas and new year with us 1 year when they were in port for that week, and they told me that many of the sailors in the navy were given a choice by the courts of serving in the forces or go to jail.


Cheers Ean

Not quite as clear cut as that. Bob


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However, a long way from releasing prisoners to serve as deckies on fishing boats, a totally different concept. I , too, would love to be paid all the overtime I accrued whilst in the service. But, I didn't consider it working for nothing, I did it for the love of the job. And that old fashioned concept, doing my duty. Bob

I avoid buying any fish that comes from another country full stop.

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