News Forum - Thai government promises to eradicate forced prison labour following exposé

[Thaiger]

The Thai government has vowed to end forced labour in the country’s prisons, following an exposé by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The foundation’s investigation revealed shocking abuses in the Thai prison system, with inmates forced to make fishing nets for private companies for as little as 30 baht a month. Some said they did not get paid at all. Prisoners were threatened with punishments that included beatings and having their release date postponed. The Corrections Department initially denied the findings of the Thomson Reuters Foundation but has now vowed to eradicate forced labour and to pay inmates a fair wage […]

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[Haole.TH]

This is just another reason the current Thai Gov doesn't want any "human rights" groups in Thailand.  These kind of situations get exposed.

Why aren't the companies that contracted the goods that were made named and shamed?  Great reporting in Thailand again ....

[Travisa]

No surprise.  I’m guessing it’s the same with most prisons in SE Asia.  It’s cheap labor for companies and someone is getting paid to provide it.  

[Skip]

So the solution is to pay them... ok... but then charge them for room and board and make them pay their victims restitution... no problem.