Grant Peck

In this Aug. 23, 2016 file photo, workers peel shrimp at the Thai Union factory in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. A report issued Tuesday by the U.N.'s International Labor Organization credits Thailand with improving working conditions in the fishing and seafood processing industry, but says that serious labor abuses remain.

Thai Seafood Sector Working Conditions Improve

Thailand's seafood sector accounts for billions of dollars in export earnings annually and employ more than 350,000 workers.

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Reporter Gets Jail in Poultry Farm Case

The case against Suchanee Cloitre, then working for Voice TV, is one of 20 lawsuits launched by Thammakaset Co. against 25 workers, activists and journalists.