Krabi Vice Governor led a random inspection of sea fishing vessels, covering 47 foreign workers and 125 workers on 6 vessels. The aim was to protect sea fishery workers and ensure their rights under labor protection law. None of the workers was found involved in labor trafficking.
On 18 January 2024, Vice Governor of Krabi province, Somprach Prabsongkram, in his capacity as Deputy Chief of Krabi Fisheries Labor Management Center, spearheaded a collaborative effort, involving 17 agencies to conduct labor inspections on sea fishing vessels. The inspection aimed to protect workers on sea fishing vessels, ensure their rights in accordance with labor protection law, mitigate risks of labor trafficking and the worst forms of child labor, and establish systematic management with clear and continuous measures.
The inspection focused on employment conditions, living standards, and potential labor trafficking, with the interpreters present to assist. Officials were instructed to strictly enforce the law under their respective agencies’ purview. In case where suspicion for human trafficking arose, the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) would be employed to ensure efficient case management, law enforcement, and potential victims’ protection services.
Vice Governor and the inspection team covered 6 commercial purse seiner vessels across 5 districts of Krabi. The vessels carried 27 Cambodian, 20 Myanmar, and 125 Thai fishery workers. None was found to be involved in labor trafficking or other illegal labor activities, especially the employment of individuals under 18 years of age. The inspection of employment conditions and documents indicated that workers have voluntarily entered into employment.
