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Rough sailing
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 29/06/2020
» Life aboard a Chinese fishing vessel was a nightmare of abuse for Mashuri, who says he's never going to sea again. The 22-year old Indonesian is now safely back on dry land, working as a technician at a motorcycle garage in Lumajang, East Java.
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Recruiters seek OK to place offshore ads
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/11/2019
» Disrupted by protective labour laws, overseas job placement firms have lobbied the Ministry of Labour to revise regulations to allow them to advertise job opportunities online to recruit job seekers in advance.
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Allow unions, says ILO chief
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 29/07/2019
» One hundred years ago, Thailand was one of the founder members of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a UN agency with a mandate to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
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Impressive catch
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 30/04/2018
» Indonesia is reaping the results of its aggressive crackdown on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing that began in late 2014, with figures and research showing that the effort is paying off.
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Slaves at sea
Asia focus, Alexi Demetriadi, Published on 04/09/2017
» "Working on a boat faced with violence and abuse, in the middle of the ocean where you couldn't see the shore, it seems like there was no future for us at all."
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Profound insights into slavery
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 29/05/2017
» Kindness, tolerance, compassion and faith are the qualities many people desire in others. Most of us hope to find them in a family member, significant other or longtime friend. No one expects to find them in a slave. But those qualities are evident in the extraordinary and true story of a woman who endured slavery in the United States, decades after it had been abolished.
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CPF vows to rid supply chain of slave labour
Business, Published on 15/07/2014
» Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), the country’s major food and shrimp exporter, is pushing its traceability system at full speed with the aim of ensuring its entire supply chain is slave-free while pledging to terminate the use of fishmeal as its feed ingredient by 2021.
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Millions on the move
Asia focus, Published on 15/09/2014
» Greater mobility and workforce migration are becoming major drivers of economic growth in Asia as many countries are facing shortages of workers with the necessary skills for various professions.
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Escape from North Korea
Asia focus, Alexi Demetriadi, Published on 24/07/2017
» 'I left my home in North Korea in August 2014," Joon Hee recalls. A North Korean defector who has been living and working in Seoul for almost three years, she is like the hundreds of others who make the journey through China to South Korea, seeking a better life in the south.
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Firms in anti-trafficking pledge
Business, Published on 17/06/2015
» Seafood companies say they are ready to undergo inspections by any international organisation over their handling of illegal fishing and human trafficking.
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