With a new report released today, the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) is calling on the Thai government, seafood companies, and global buyers to guarantee the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining for migrant workers in order to end pervasive forced labor in the Thai seafood industry.
“Affording migrant workers their internationally-recognized rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining is necessary to address the underlying causes of forced labor. These fundamental rights enable workers to correct power imbalances that allow exploitative employers and recruiters to hold workers captive and profit from their labor...
