Addressing Forced Labor and Trafficking in Thailand's Seafood Supply Chain
FAIR Fish engaged with a wide range of industry stakeholders to promote responsible recruitment through a range of training and engagement sessions.
Program Achievements:
Improved Understanding
Individuals provided with training and coaching to improve enforcement and compliance with FL/TIP and worker rights laws
100%
Trainees showed improved level of understanding in terms of the ability to come up with ideas on how to solve problems related to forced labor and human trafficking in the recruitment of migrant workers
93.33%
Trainees showed improved level of understanding in terms of the ability to tell other people about forced labor and human trafficking in the recruitment of migrant workers
93.33%
Trainees showed improved level of understanding in terms of explaining the causes of forced labor and human trafficking in the recruitment of migrant workers
Stakeholders participating in information sharing and lessons learned events
Engagements with stakeholder groups
Activities in which project stakeholders use FAIR Fish materials to promote responsible recruitment
Communications packages for promotion of responsible recruitment practices developed and disseminated
Increased Action on Promoting Responsible Recruitment
In terms of criteria in choosing the recruitment agency, we basically look at their readiness, in terms of their staff, their facilities, their offices and their location. We will review if they are properly legally registered under Thai law. We sign a COC contract with them and we do a pre-departure training in the sending country.
We have to look directly at all of the agencies, because we employ 20,000 migrant workers and recruit around 200 workers for each cohort.
Ms. Vorarat Lertanantrakool
Thai Union Group
“Before, when we recruit a worker through the agency they charge the worker. It’s a very high amount of money. … It’s too high for the worker to pay.
We called the embassy to check the standard rate and we found out the agency got a higher price from them. So if a lot of the workers are paying too much for their recruitment, how do they afford to pay for the extra costs?
So before when migrant workers came to my company, they pay themselves. But now, the company pays for them.”
Thanyapat Amorn-Attawit
Environmental Manager
MyPress Co., Ltd