In October 2015, Thai authorities received reports about 15 Myanmar fishers reported to have been suffering from physical violence and wage deprivation on board fishing vessels owned and operated by Thai companies. 

Initially, the court rejected the trafficked victims' request to be considered plaintiffs in the trafficking case because this offence is considered as one against the state. On appeal, the court granted this request and stated that "...The damaged parties should therefore be treated as the persons bearing the direct impact of the act and should be entitled to become co-plaintiffs in the case..."

In January 2018, the Court of Appeals convicted 6 accused traffickers and sentenced them to 10 years in prison. The Court also ordered them to pay the victims 1.99 million baht as compensation.