Employment practices and working conditions in Thailand's fishing sector

This study of employment practices and working conditions within the commercial fishing sector in Thailand has been prepared with the support of the ILO GMS TRIANGLE Project: Tripartite Action to Protect the Rights of Migrant Workers within and from the Greater Mekong Subregion. The work was a collaboration between the Asian Research Center for Migration at the Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, and the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. The study involved a survey in four provinces of Thailand. It obtained detailed information on the situations...  [+] Show more

This study of employment practices and working conditions within the commercial fishing sector in Thailand has been prepared with the support of the ILO GMS TRIANGLE Project: Tripartite Action to Protect the Rights of Migrant Workers within and from the Greater Mekong Subregion. The work was a collaboration between the Asian Research Center for Migration at the Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, and the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok.

The study involved a survey in four provinces of Thailand. It obtained detailed information on the situations of nearly 600 fishers employed on Thai vessels fishing in both national and international waters. The study, which involved both quantitative and qualitative approaches, provides data and analysis on which government, and employer and worker representatives can draw to improve policies and practices in the industry. The report covers: the research approach; a situation analysis of Thailand's fishing sector; a profile of fishers in the survey; the recruitment process; employment practices and working conditions; deceptive and coercive labour practices; complaint mechanisms and protection for fishers; and conclusions and recommendations.

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