However, the EU still retained its “yellow card” against the Kingdom for a range of serious concerns over the fishing industry. “Dangerous conditions on ships also do not attract Thai workers and so employers turn to hire less-demanding, more-controllable alien workers,” he said. Foreign workers, mostly from Myanmar and Cambodia, chose to work here given to the big market opportunity, said Kiriya Kulkolkarn, an economic academic from Thammasat University. “As of July, there were around 2.9 million legal [foreign] workers here. “Our recent laws may be seen as ‘strong medicine’, yet were very effective when banning illegal fishing instruments,” Wannapon said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 26, 2016 18:04 UTC