…“Thailand cannot run from the trafficking problem in its fishing fleet,” ILRF [International Labor Rights Forum] executive director Judy Gearhart said. “And sending prisoners to sea will not address the systematic, pervasive labor problems in Thailand’s fishing industry. It is time for the Thai government to recognize that its treatment of migrant workers lies at the heart of the problem and take real, meaningful steps to ensure all workers within its borders work in dignified, just conditions.”…