Post by Soutpeel on Jun 2, 2016 6:05:32 GMT 7
Thailand 20th in the World Slavery Index
Forced labour fishing industry, sexual exploitation, and child soldiers in southern conflict cited as concerns.
AN ESTIMATED 425,500 people live in conditions of modern slavery in Thailand, according to the Global Slavery Index.
The study on the country's situation has identified forced labour, particularly in the fishing industry, commercial sexual exploitation and child soldiers as traps for 0.63 per cent of its population.
Thailand shares the 20th spot in estimated proportion of the population in slavery with Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Algeria, Uganda, Cameroon, Mali and Lebanon.
The worst-ranked country or the country with the highest prevalence of modern-day slavery is North Korea with an estimated 4.37 per cent of its population as modern-day slaves.
The Global Slavery Index found that the Thai fishing industry has enslaved men, children and women from the Greater Mekong Subregion.
www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Thailand-20th-in-the-World-Slavery-Index-30287207.html
Forced labour fishing industry, sexual exploitation, and child soldiers in southern conflict cited as concerns.
AN ESTIMATED 425,500 people live in conditions of modern slavery in Thailand, according to the Global Slavery Index.
The study on the country's situation has identified forced labour, particularly in the fishing industry, commercial sexual exploitation and child soldiers as traps for 0.63 per cent of its population.
Thailand shares the 20th spot in estimated proportion of the population in slavery with Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Algeria, Uganda, Cameroon, Mali and Lebanon.
The worst-ranked country or the country with the highest prevalence of modern-day slavery is North Korea with an estimated 4.37 per cent of its population as modern-day slaves.
The Global Slavery Index found that the Thai fishing industry has enslaved men, children and women from the Greater Mekong Subregion.
www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Thailand-20th-in-the-World-Slavery-Index-30287207.html
