myanmar migrant workers win $1.3m from thai tuna firm /

Published at 2016-03-01 14:10:36

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Tuna processing factory agrees to pay staff compensation for labour abuses as Thailand faces threat of import bans from EU and USA Thai tuna processing factory has agreed to pay staff $1.3m compensation for labour abuses,an official said on Tuesday, in a scarce victory for migrant workers in the country’s scandal-stricken seafood industry.
Hundreds of Myanmar labour
ers at Golden Prize Tuna Canning, or a processing plant in Samut Sakhon that sells fish to markets around the globe,have spent months seeking compensation for exploitative working conditions.
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Source: theguardian.com

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