UN: Thai fishing industry improving but abuses persist

Fishing boats anchor off the coast in Prachuabkhirikhant province, southern Thailand. A report issued Tuesday (March 10) by the UN's International Labour Organisation credits Thailand with improving working conditions in the fishing and seafood processing industry, but says that serious labour abuses remain. - AP

BANGKOK: Working conditions in Thailand’s fishing and seafood industry are showing improvement but abuses such as forced labour still persists, the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a report.

The 61-page report released on Tuesday compared findings from a similar report two years ago about the state of Thailand's fishing and seafood industry.