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Thai Union commits to more sustainable, socially-responsible seafood
BANGKOK – Thai Union Group PCL has committed to measures that will tackle illegal fishing and overfishing, as well as improve the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of workers throughout the company’s supply chains.
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Producer responsibility: The key to solving Thailand’s plastic crisis
A report from Science Magazine in 2015 showed that Thailand is now among world’s biggest contributors of ocean waste. A shocking eight million tons of plastic enters the ocean every…
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Why I ran to Thai Union, why I stand for tuna and the ocean
It was a hot and humid morning in Bangkok but that didn’t stop me from running almost 4 kms in a tuna costume with 20 fellow activists to Thai Union’s headquarters in Bangkok. Was I crazy? Was I hallucinating? No. Over 680,000 consumers from over 130 countries and territories around the world had a message…
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Nearly 700,000 people call on Thai Union for more sustainable, ethical tuna
Bangkok- Greenpeace Southeast Asia activists gathered at Thai Union headquarters today, delivering petition signatures representing over 680,000 people calling on the company to step forward as a leader for more sustainable and socially responsible tuna.
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Thai fishing fleet moving to Indian ocean to avoid regulation, finds Greenpeace investigation
Bangkok, 15 December 2016 - A 12-month investigation by Greenpeace Southeast Asia has found that Thailand’s overseas fishing fleets are intentionally shifting to remote waters in order to avoid fishing regulations. The investigation started seven months after the Associated Press released its expose on shocking human rights abuses on Thailand’s notorious fishing industry, and demonstrates…
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Turn The Tide
Greenpeace’s 12-month long investigation exposes the activities of Thailand’s rogue overseas fishing fleets, the companies behind them and their supply chain connections to export markets.
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Exposing the underbelly of the Thai fishing industry
Migrant workers from Cambodia and Myanmar are being used as victims of forced labour in the Thai fishing industry. Using tricks of deception, non-binding verbal agreements and induced debt, these workers are the same people working for both human consumption and the pet food industry. Now, a new Greenpeace report exposes how crackdowns on human…
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From Sea to Can: 2016 Southeast Asia Canned Tuna Ranking
"From Sea to Can: 2016 Southeast Asia Canned Tuna Ranking” is here! Examining the region’s tuna canneries and the integrity of their supply chains
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Stopping Thai Union from trashing our seas
Greenpeace and consumers all over the world are calling on Thai Union to clean up their supply chain by getting rid of destructive FADs that not only harm the marine environment, but also threaten the sustainability of our oceans.