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    Slavery in Thailand

    Slavery in Thailand was practiced from the Ayutthaya period until its abolition by King Chulalongkorn through a series of reforms taking place from 1874 to 1905. Today, modern slavery has emerged as an issue, especially involving migrant workers in Thailand's fishing industry. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The abolition of slavery in Thailand occurred during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The King, intent on avoiding social upheaval and angering the slave-owning noble class, gradually implemented reforms over several decades, beginning in 1874, with a royal act stipulating that those born into slavery since 1868 be free upon reaching twenty-one years of age.
  3. walkfree.org

    Overview. Relative to its wealth, Thailand is outperforming its neighbours in its efforts to address modern slavery risks in the country. Thailand has the third strongest response to modern slavery in the Asia Pacific region, reflecting strong efforts to coordinate the response to modern slavery and recent efforts to strengthen the criminal justice response and support survivors.
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  5. thaienquirer.com

    Thailand is rife with iconography of the abolition of slavery as a single momentary act, a direct proclamation from King to Citizen. The classic narrative, as analyzed and deconstructed in Irene Stengs book, has it that slavery was abolished as an act of Kingly benevolence, the foresight of a King who was progress-oriented beyond his peers.. It is a myth that has percolated throughout society.
  6. borgenproject.org

    In 2016, the Global Slavery Index estimated that 425,500 people, equivalent to 0.63 percent of Thailand's total population, currently live in conditions of modern slavery. Three Main Forms of Modern Day Slavery in Thailand. Modern day slavery in Thailand manifests in predominately three forms: Forced labor; Commercial sexual exploitation ...
  7. wikiwand.com

    Historical slavery. Slave is the usual English term for a historical legal personal status known in Thai as that (ทาส, pronounced [tʰâːt], from Pali: dāsa).They formed the lowest rank in the social hierarchy system known as sakdina, which dates from the Ayutthaya period (14th-18th centuries), and were bound under servitude to a master, who according to the law "had absolute power ...
  8. ejfoundation.org

    This report builds on over three years of in-depth research and field investigations to first expose abuse and then critically assess claims that slavery and 'pirate' fishing in Thailand's export-oriented seafood sector have been significantly reduced.By returning to Kantang, this report presents evidence that is broadly representative of trends across the country - namely the Government ...
  9. Jul 15, 2019Ghost Fleet, a gripping new documentary about modern-day slaves in the global fishing industry, follows Patima Tungpuchayakul, a Thai woman who's devoted her life to freeing men from forced labor.
  10. stopmoderndayslavery.org

    Seafood: One of the largest sectors that uses slaves in Thailand is by far the seafood industry. With seafood exports valued at over $6.5 billion each year, Thailand is the world's largest exporter of fish. This means that any shrimp, mackerel, snapper, bream, tuna, or squid sourced from Thailand has most likely been touched by the hands of slaves.
  11. channelnewsasia.com

    READ: Thailand found failing to log fishermen's complaints of abuse and slavery. The Thai government has, under international and media scrutiny, began cracking down on this slavery at sea in ...

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