Migrants tell of slavery at sea on Thai fishing boats
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RAYONG — Thousands of men from Myanmar and Cambodia set sail on Thai fishing boats every day, but many are unwilling seafarers — slaves forced to work in brutal conditions under threat of death.
The day Hla Myint saw the sea for the first time was when traffickers delivered him, after a week’s trek through the jungle from Myanmar, to a ship on Thailand’s coast.
He said it was the beginning of seven months of “hell,” during which there were beatings “every day, every hour.”
His is one of a multitude of stories of slavery in Thailand’s multimillion-dollar fishing industry, which campaigners say relies on forced labour to provide seafood for restaurants and supermarkets around the world..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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"His is one of a multitude of stories of slavery in Thailand’s multimillion-dollar fishing industry, which campaigners say relies on forced labour to provide seafood for restaurants and supermarkets around the world.
"Hla Myint decided to escape — throwing himself into choppy waters and clinging to a life buoy for five hours before reaching land — after seeing his captain kill a crewmate."
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