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Trade ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations agreed to cooperate in eliminating forced labor from international supply chains at a meeting held in London on Friday, marking the first time the G7 has presented a concrete policy to eliminate such practices.

Rights defenders say exploitation of workers becoming more sophisticated; new law needed

While the government has said it is committed to reforms in the management of migrant workers, a newly released Human Rights Watch (HRW) report says forced labour and rights abuses are still widespread in the Kingdom’s fishing fleets.

A NEW United States law that bans the import of goods that are produced by forced labour will benefit Thailand, Foreign Ministry spokesman Sek Wannamethee said yesterday.

US President Barack Obama signed a bill on Wednesday barring the import of goods produced by forced labour, throwing the weight of the United States market into the fight against global slavery.