EU gives 6 more months to tackle IUU
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The European Union (EU) has given Thailand another six months to solve the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing problem and urged authorities to widen the crackdown on use of illegal labour in other sectors.
Cesar Deben, a senior EU official, Friday met Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan to follow up on the progress of Thai measures to address the IUU issue after the EU had issued a yellowcard warning in April 2015.
The EU representative also forwarded an eight-point feedback to Prawit regarding the ongoing efforts to solve the IUU problem, while pointing out human trafficking as another related key issue.
Overall, the EU team said it was satisfied with Thailand’s actions over the past 8-9 months to solve the IUU problem and would continue to closely monitor progress over the next six months before making a decision.
