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	In a move to curb forced labour and human trafficking, officials this month inspected fishery establishments in Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla &ndash; as well as 348 textile establishments in Bangkok and Tak as well as several sugarcane plantations in Udon Thani and Khon Kaen. The department was making a report on findings to be tabled at the February 11 meeting in Khon Kaen, which would be attended by US embassy and International Labour Organisation officials.</div>
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77 illegal migrants caught on fishing boats

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77 illegal migrants caught on fishing boats

Labour Welfare and Protection Department chief Phanich Jitjaeng reported Thursday that a random check on fishing boats operated by 10 establishments in Samut Sakhon had found 77 illegal workers, mostly from Myanmar. Since fishing-boat operators suffered l

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