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  • 01 OCTOBER 2015 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  Members of a fishing crew relax after their trawler returned to port in Mahachai, one of Thailand's largest fishing ports. Thailand's fishing industry had been facing an October deadline from the European Union to address issues related to overfishing and labor practices. Failure to adequately address the issues could have resulted in a ban on Thai exports to the EU. In September Thai officials announced that they had secured an extension of the deadline. Officials did not say how much extra time they had to meet the EU goals. Thailand's overall annual exports to the EU are between 23.2 billion Thai Baht and 30 billion Thai Baht (US$645 million to US $841 million). Thailand's total fish exports were worth about 110 billion baht in 2014.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2014 - SAMUT SAKHON, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers sort farm raised shrimp at a processing center in Samut Sakhon. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar work in the Thai fishing industry. Samut Sakhon, (sometimes still called Mahachai, its historical name) is a large fishing port. Many Burmese live in the town and work in the fish process plants. Although hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand last week after the military coup, the Burmese workers have stayed and are still working in many Thai towns.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Oct. 6, 2009 -- SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese men return to their tenements in Samut Sakhon, Thailand after working an overnight shift in a fishing processing plant in the town, Oct. 6. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 11 JUNE 2015 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  Burmese migrant workers at the Samut Sakhon shrimp market unload a truck full of farm raised shrimp. Labor activists say there are about 200,000 migrant workers from Myanmar (Burma) employed in the fishing and seafood industry in Mahachai, a fishing port about an hour southwest of Bangkok. Since 2014, Thailand has been a Tier 3 country on the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report (TIPS). Tier 3 is the worst ranking, being a Tier 3 country on the list can lead to sanctions. Tier 3 countries are "Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so." After being placed on the Tier 3 list, the Thai government cracked down on human trafficking and has taken steps to improve its ranking on the list. The 2015 TIPS report should be released in about two weeks. Thailand is hoping that its efforts will get it removed from Tier 3 status and promoted to Tier 2 status.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   Burmese women work in a shrimp processing plant in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Oct. 6, 2009 -- SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese children work in a Thai owned shrimp processing plant sorting and grading shrimp in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, Oct. 6. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   Burmese workers sort squid in front of their apartment building in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2014 - SAMUT SAKHON, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: A Burmese migrant worker carries a bucket of shrimp through a processing center in Samut Sakhon. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar work in the Thai fishing industry. Samut Sakhon, (sometimes still called Mahachai, its historical name) is a large fishing port. Many Burmese live in the town and work in the fish process plants. Although hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand last week after the military coup, the Burmese workers have stayed and are still working in many Thai towns.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2014 - SAMUT SAKHON, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers relax in a shrimp processing center in Samut Sakhon. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar work in the Thai fishing industry. Samut Sakhon, (sometimes still called Mahachai, its historical name) is a large fishing port. Many Burmese live in the town and work in the fish process plants. Although hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand last week after the military coup, the Burmese workers have stayed and are still working in many Thai towns.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrantWorkersMahachai0620140...jpg
  • 20 JUNE 2014 - SAMUT SAKHON, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers sort farm raised shrimp at a processing center in Samut Sakhon. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar work in the Thai fishing industry. Samut Sakhon, (sometimes still called Mahachai, its historical name) is a large fishing port. Many Burmese live in the town and work in the fish process plants. Although hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand last week after the military coup, the Burmese workers have stayed and are still working in many Thai towns.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrantWorkersMahachai0620140...jpg
  • 20 JUNE 2014 - SAMUT SAKHON, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers sort farm raised shrimp at a processing center in Samut Sakhon. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar work in the Thai fishing industry. Samut Sakhon, (sometimes still called Mahachai, its historical name) is a large fishing port. Many Burmese live in the town and work in the fish process plants. Although hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand last week after the military coup, the Burmese workers have stayed and are still working in many Thai towns.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrantWorkersMahachai0620140...jpg
  • 20 JUNE 2014 - SAMUT SAKHON, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Farm raised shrimp at a processing center in Samut Sakhon. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar work in the Thai fishing industry. Samut Sakhon, (sometimes still called Mahachai, its historical name) is a large fishing port. Many Burmese live in the town and work in the fish process plants. Although hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand last week after the military coup, the Burmese workers have stayed and are still working in many Thai towns.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrantWorkersMahachai0620140...jpg
  • 20 JUNE 2014 - SAMUT SAKHON, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers sort farm raised shrimp at a processing center in Samut Sakhon. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar work in the Thai fishing industry. Samut Sakhon, (sometimes still called Mahachai, its historical name) is a large fishing port. Many Burmese live in the town and work in the fish process plants. Although hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand last week after the military coup, the Burmese workers have stayed and are still working in many Thai towns.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrantWorkersMahachai0620140...jpg
  • 11 JUNE 2015 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese migrant workers at the Samut Sakhon shrimp market clean and process farm raised shrimp. Labor activists say there are about 200,000 migrant workers from Myanmar (Burma) employed in the fishing and seafood industry in Mahachai, a fishing port about an hour southwest of Bangkok. Since 2014, Thailand has been a Tier 3 country on the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report (TIPS). Tier 3 is the worst ranking, being a Tier 3 country on the list can lead to sanctions. Tier 3 countries are "Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so." After being placed on the Tier 3 list, the Thai government cracked down on human trafficking and has taken steps to improve its ranking on the list. The 2015 TIPS report should be released in about two weeks. Thailand is hoping that its efforts will get it removed from Tier 3 status and promoted to Tier 2 status.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JUNE 2015 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  Burmese migrant workers in Mahachai sell ice blocks to shrimp packers. Labor activists say there are about 200,000 migrant workers from Myanmar (Burma) employed in the fishing and seafood industry in Mahachai, a fishing port about an hour southwest of Bangkok. Since 2014, Thailand has been a Tier 3 country on the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report (TIPS). Tier 3 is the worst ranking, being a Tier 3 country on the list can lead to sanctions. Tier 3 countries are "Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so." After being placed on the Tier 3 list, the Thai government cracked down on human trafficking and has taken steps to improve its ranking on the list. The 2015 TIPS report should be released in about two weeks. Thailand is hoping that its efforts will get it removed from Tier 3 status and promoted to Tier 2 status.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  A Burmese man goes into his apartment in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JUNE 2015 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Women who live in a tenement building used for Burmese migrant housing relax in the common space in the building. Labor activists say there are about 200,000 migrant workers from Myanmar (Burma) employed in the fishing and seafood industry in Mahachai, a fishing port about an hour southwest of Bangkok. Since 2014, Thailand has been a Tier 3 country on the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report (TIPS). Tier 3 is the worst ranking, being a Tier 3 country on the list can lead to sanctions. Tier 3 countries are "Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so." After being placed on the Tier 3 list, the Thai government cracked down on human trafficking and has taken steps to improve its ranking on the list. The 2015 TIPS report should be released in about two weeks. Thailand is hoping that its efforts will get it removed from Tier 3 status and promoted to Tier 2 status.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JUNE 2015 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   Burmese migrant workers eat their lunch in the bottom floor of a tenement building used for migrant housing in Mahachai. Labor activists say there are about 200,000 migrant workers from Myanmar (Burma) employed in the fishing and seafood industry in Mahachai, a fishing port about an hour southwest of Bangkok. Since 2014, Thailand has been a Tier 3 country on the US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report (TIPS). Tier 3 is the worst ranking, being a Tier 3 country on the list can lead to sanctions. Tier 3 countries are "Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so." After being placed on the Tier 3 list, the Thai government cracked down on human trafficking and has taken steps to improve its ranking on the list. The 2015 TIPS report should be released in about two weeks. Thailand is hoping that its efforts will get it removed from Tier 3 status and promoted to Tier 2 status.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JUNE 2014 - SAMUT SAKHON, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: A Burmese migrant worker walks through Samut Sakhon, Thailand. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar work in the Thai fishing industry. Samut Sakhon, (sometimes still called Mahachai, its historical name) is a large fishing port. Many Burmese live in the town and work in the fish process plants. Although hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand last week after the military coup, the Burmese workers have stayed and are still working in many Thai towns.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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