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A new report by the Asia Foundation and the ILO, suggests that child labourers in the shrimp and tuna industries were exposed to more hazardous work than in other industries, and experienced poor working conditions, with government regulation and intervention lacking. Children working in the shrimp and seafood industries were twice as likely to incur injuries during work, than children working in other industries. Safety equipment is often not provided for them, and 44.3 per cent of children reported not having access to safety gear. The report claims that 25/9 per cent of children in these industries work with fire, gas, or flames, and that 23.3 percent of children work in wet and dirty conditions. The report suggests that in the tune and shrimp industry, which are labour-intensive industries, cheap migrant labour comprises 60 per cent and 80 per cent of the workforce, respectively. Migrant child labourers on an average worked longer hours than Thai children. The study found that very few children reported having labour contracts: only 3.2 per cent had written contracts. Seafood comprises a major element in Thailand’s export market, with an annual revenue of USD $1.1 billion that accounts for 53 percent of the global canned tuna trade. Due to strong international pressure in the tuna trade and a more consolidated industry, with less players, international pressure has succeeded in improving labour conditions in this industry. However in the shrimp trade, the diversity of players has made government regulation slow and difficult. For more, read Migrant and Child Labor in Thailand’s Shrimp and Other Seafood Supply Chains at http://www.shram.org/moreArticle.php?cat=1&id=20150918055020
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Child Labour, Thailand, Asia, seafood, working conditions, export market, migrant labour, migrant child labour
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