Modern Day Slaves of Thailand | Open Secrets
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- čas přidán 18. 08. 2022
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"if my life ends, it is still worth saving 2000 people's lives". That's deep. Respect for this woman.
But still, if she dies, there's not many people as brave and courageous as her to do this. She needs to live to be able to do this.
Shes a Saint 💯
"That's deep" Couldn't have said any less myself.
Just remember our Lord Jesus Christ saved the whole world!
@@raytang76 OK that's enough
Give this woman her Nobel prize, all the damn recognition the world can give and donation to her and LPN foundation. She spearheaded an effort rescuing 2,000 people who is being trafficked, become forced labour and tricked into slavery while enduring stomach cancer! WHAT A REAL LIFE HERO
agreeed
Well said and I agreed with You 100% !
teary eye while watching this.
This year "2022", countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are in Tier-2 like Thailand, but this document chose to attack only Thailand only.
@@mtha7796 this video is focusing on the fishing slavery situation in thailand specifically. also this documentary was not made in a day, it required the immense efforts of these activists throughout many years for this issue to come to light.
Patima is an absolute real hero, what a remarkable selfless woman.
WOW VERY DANGEROUS! I WILL NEVER GO TO THAILAND 🤢😠😠THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA 🤗🇮🇳 THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD , WE NEVER DO SCAM AND MOST IMPORTANT WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA TRUST ME 🤗🇮🇳🤗
@@indiasuperclean6969 Cleanest country in the world..??? Toilets everywhere? I guess it's true when you shit in open drains in the side of the street!
😂😂😂😂
SLAVERY IS PURE EVIL AND UNHUMAN
@@indiasuperclean6969 user name checks out.
Actually, this is not only a problem in commercial fishing. It's a problem with nearly every product we use or consume. In nearly all products you will find components in the product or in parts of it, in its packaging or its logistics, which entail exploitation or outright slavery.
Clothing- big time
Chocolate
Probably coffee- just to name a few
@@orphandextro7046 make up too
I'm pro free market, and international trade, but not slavery. There needs to be international workers' rights, and a major advocacy group and representatives for them. And regulations need to be overseen and enforced. That this exists, still, during this age of political awareness is embarrassing for us as a so-called intelligent species. Free market does not mean slavery or worker exploitation. Free market means if you can't profit then you don't profit. You fail, and someone else or another business steps in.
Very true
Wrong
My uncle is a survivor of the fisherman slave. Lured to fish in the sea as a teenage, turned to a slave and escaped when he was 40. He mentioned once that “Ifany of the slave ever gotten sick, they get thrown overboard”. 😢
Still I don't get it why nobody tries to fight, like I'm 100% sure that there were many opportunities, if there's full boat of workers that are being held on boat and only few bosses I think one plan and one DIY shank would save their lifes. Yeah someone gonna say it sounds easy but actually I'm 100% sure it's more than possible, they're not handcuffed or imprisoned otherwise how would they work so with correct plan they're free to riot
Because fear makes them brain dead and the number of people willing to fight back wouldn’t be worth trying unless you want to go out with a fight like me… they puzzy
this made me cry, i still can't accept the wealth gap in the current world we live in. everyday, we see absurdly wealthy people flashing their luxurious lifestyle and at the same time, people like in this documentary exists... it just makes my heart ache...
True. But as the guy said in the video, humans want all the modern gadgets; computers, cell phones, games, etc.. They knowingly board these boats being informed that it's too good to be true. Yet they do it for the chance of changing their destiny. Not unlike people who get caught up in the illegal drug industry really. They all feel they will beat the odds and return home victorious.
@@dawnrobbins5877 actually most just get drugged and kidnapped, then put on the boats while unconscious, wake up to the threat of execution if they don't start working. If the slave gets uppity, torture him, if he gets rebellious they just kill him,then repeat the process and pay off police or just straight up lie to those who come by looking for the missing guy.
I understand that I live in Australia not far from South East Asia and I’m a person from upper middle class I’m grateful for what a got and I always tell my fellow people in Australia to appreciate what you have got.
Life rewards some with wealth, but not use this reward wisely or with kindness, instead they splurge and indulge their transient egos. And then they wonder why people despise them...
Pray when you get wealth and power you use it wisely, and don't let your ego poison your mind and heart. This will bring back humanity to this world, else we are just beasts that talk.
It's definitely a Catch 22 situation unfortunately
I find the woman who had the idea to help the fisherman in a injustice system to be brave, beautiful and inspiring. The world needs humanitarians like her and alike to stand up against human injustice!
This is truly eye-opening. I am Thai myself, I must admit I’ve never heard of this story before. Thanks VICE for such a good work!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
No surprise there
Channel 3 at 23pm or TPS at 10 am
But 8 pm everyday every channel
The queen is visiting a school
The princess is at an event in thepsatri university
I really don’t want to sound weird, but do you have instagram? You look so pretty😭😭
Stay safe out there, been to Thailand before and what things happen in plain sight with nobody knowing...
คนในเมืองไม่ค่อยรู้หรอก คนต่างจังหวัดบ้านนอกโดนหลอกต่างๆนาๆ บางคนหายไป30ปีไม่เคยเห็นหน้าลูกกลับมาจนลูกมีครอบครัวใหม่แล้ว
Really well done documentary, the juxtaposition of the beautifully shot seafood footage with the horrifying stories of what was happening at sea was so chilling, really makes you think about how many people have been exploited to deliver the products we take for granted to see at our stores
Easily tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions are heavily exploited for our first world "needs". Look at Eastern Congo, Nigerian Oil Delta, the Middle East, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and many, many other countries where this happens day after day, year after year, decade after decade. Nothing is done to stop it because that would affect how we live. We would have to make do with less "stuff". Any capitalist's worst fear.
So you'll stop buying everything produced there, in Vietnam, China and India then...right?
Next time, when you buy seafood in Europe, UK or the USA think twice. Don't buy Thai slavery seafood or marine products. Boycott slavery products.
@@jasonm949 Yes, I already have.
This crap turns my stomach. From now on, only local fish for me. It is also safer because it is caught & processed by people that don't HATE me.
And BTW; why throw Vietnam in there? Thai's use slaves and China has 15,000 ships out there murdering our oceans, but how does VN figure into that?
@@jasonm949 completely lost the plot Bruh. Your comment has zippo to do with the original comment. Zero! Tryna start scheiss in the comments area?
Slavery does really run deep in Thailand, not just in fishing industry but in government and military as well.
Recently, there is a case of a woman who was lured into slavery by a mistress of a senate. In short, the mistress lured the woman to join military, and used her husband's influence to move the woman to work at her house. The mistress, then, threatened and forced the woman to work as her new housewife. The woman was paid only a portion of her salary from her military career; the rest of the salary was stolen by the mistress. Moreover, the woman also was daily tortured by the mistress. Other than regularly beating, the woman said that there was a time when the mistress sprayed alcohol on her hair and lighted it on fire, or beat her face with a rod, which ended up broke her nose.
the reason why this nation is so cheap, but a reckoning day is comming and when you have something as toxic as slavery so common in your every day life this lead to civil war in many cases, oh by the way who are some of the biggest consumer not only of this sea food but many other products laced with slave labor WHITE PEOPLE as always and the reason why your nations are getting filled with such migrants exploitation that is NEVER EVER free eventually you or your children pay.
Definitely. The military is one of the worst perpetrators in these practices.
Heard about this story as well, lets see what happens though I have little faith since $$$$ buys everything in Thailand
considering that military service in thailand is mandatory
@@midnightfun1277 Yep, but only if you don't have money or connection. Basically, military service is just another shady scheme for extorting money from the rich, or free labors from the poor.
As a Thai citizen myself, I have no idea about these things at all. I know that our government is terrible and crucial but you guys just open up my new perspective. Wow Thank you
Thai here ! And honestly the Thai government made me not want to go back to live there, i would have never guess that this is happening in Thailand, i know our country has many problems but man this breaks my heart, i hope one day the country will prosper without all those corrupt ppl in power
Next time, when you buy seafood in Europe, UK or the USA think twice. Don't buy Thai slavery seafood or marine products. Boycott slavery products.
Because you turn a blind eye to it that’s why. Thailand is a country known to mistreat its neighbors migrant workers. Not sure why think so highly of themselves. Ohh that’s right … your economy was not impacted by war like those of your neighbors. Way to preach Buddha teaching
KOCHAIMAIIII this is absurd
As a Laotian person, I had no clue this was still going on. I knew my people was enslaved in the past but today? i thought we were sibling nations
Currently visiting Thailand and yes seafood is abundant from small street stalls to fancy restaurants. This is heartbreaking and eye-opening.
The food is so nice there, enjoy!
Huge respect to PATIMA, you're an absolute real Hero . May God continue to help you in doing this job and helping the helpless.🙏
I truly appreciated VICE using this platform to actually raise awareness to what happen behind the closed doors. Hopefully the world will be a better place if we all share the responsibilities to always look out for others in need.
This is not new i saw that on NETFLIX the problem is what can we do about it ? stop eating seafood?
@@sarahrean7174 Perhaps, perhaps question our morals and try to do some extra work in finding out about the source of our seafood
Minimize Seafood consumption and the demand will go down.
@@bronzeheel You mean minimize mostly everything in this world, because most of it is worked off slave labor? Obviously China and India are competing for who can “manage” the most sweat shops. And I live in the US, my first job was TJMAXX, it was literally a “sweat shop”…at least how the back room was managed.
When I got there, safety was non-existent, I was only getting paid $12 an hour, and you can never, ever, question the idiocy of the amount of pallets we were getting…which was obviously too much. And that meant everything piled up and there wasn’t enough workers to help, and of course the managers and boss always made “jokes” about how there wasn’t enough room, or just made dumb jokes in general.
Literally the only thing I took advantage of was the my breaks. I would stay longer because the mangers never paid attention because they were overworked as well, but obviously we got the worst of it.
@@aus-li when I speak of minimizing consumption, I mean minimizing consumption of everything, not just food. Believe me, I've worked in multiple sweat shops; it never gets easier. For TJMaxx to exist, there has to be a demand, and the demand for needless crap is high. Reducing consumption does not fix the problem of mass consumerism, but it helps, and it hurts businesses in their wallets when we stop buying things we don't need.
Despite this, there is no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism. From the coffee and tea people drink, they never think twice about how difficult and back breaking it is to actually hand pick the fruit and leaves. They never think about the chocolate that comes from formerly colonized African nations that are still poor.
Simply demanding to know where the stuff we buy isn't enough. Companies lie. This is why I said the best we can do is reduce our consumption of needless crap as a whole and stop breeding.
Indonesian here. This is hard to swallow, I've never thought that somehow some Indonesians are playing a part on this and one of the islands is used as a slavery prison. I thought 3.5 centuries under slavery taught us about how awful it is.
Human nature bro
Where ???
Some people will do anything for a buck & to live better than others around them even if it means enslaving their own people.
@@adventro.xdude watch the documentary.
"A hell made by humans for other humans" - I am haunted by this statement. This woman deserves recognition for all the work she has done.
There was a story published prior to 2015 about an island in the Andaman Sea that inhabited by fisherman who had jumped off their fishing boats and swam to the island to escape. One man interviewed claimed that he had been held against his well as a slave on a fishing ship for ten years. The Captains of the boats would immediately take your passport, so you couldn't leave your the boat. All the while you were working on the boat, you had to pay the Captain for everything you consumed. Food, medicine, clothing. It truly is modern day slavery. The brokers work in Thailand, Singapore, Philippines. They scout the small villages for young men willing to pay the $500.00 fee to the broker to get them a job on a fishing boat. Once they arrive they are forced to work without any chance to get off.
Debt bondage. A slavers primary tool of coercion.
My heart just dropped seeing that old grandma that was in her 80's at least repairing nets. My husband is half Thai and his mother is retired and lives in a condo in Florida. The poor old lady should be living her best life being cared for. 😭
This reeks of privilege
At some point humans can’t physically work anymore
10:34 "we couldn't do anything because we were in the middle of the ocean" nails it
Is there a gofundme or any way for me or anyone else to donate to this remarkable woman? What is happening in Thailand is devastating and it needs more attention.
Seaspiracy
She represents Labour Rights Promotion Network (LPN) foundation which does accepts donation on their website.
You foreigners wouldnt donate anyway.
This video is about the situation in Thailand, but migrant workers on Taiwanese commercial fishing boats are treated the same too. As well as personal care assistance workers and those who work at factories - many of these workers, often from Southeast Asian countries, come looking to make a better life for themselves and their families back home, only to find themselves severely abused and discriminated against. It's a terrible thing across most developed countries...
I hate to say it because Taiwan is such a beautifully developed country.....
But... with situations like this *RUNNING RAMPANT* - We can no longer say it is a *DEVELOPED NATION* , But A *STILL DEVELOPING NATION* ! Which is sad because Taiwan is such a beautiful modern *COUNTRY !¡!*
I'm Taiwanese and know we're skilled at fishing, but I have no idea it's happening in Taiwan too 😮 I'm of the belief that Taiwanese government is a bit more rigorous/less corrupt, so I hope it's not as bad as this... How did you find out?!
I remember when I was little there were lots of people in my village worked on fishing boats in Thailand illegally. When they arrive at the place that they supposed to work, the boss took their passport and never actually giving it back. There was one guy next to my house never come back here in Cambodia for years and never send any salary here, his family cannot even contact him. Little did they know that he was killed( as one of the worker who escaped told ). They had never get any salary, no resting time and not enough food to eat. They basically never step their feet on land since they were on boat for years. They have to work even when they're sick and got abuse daily.
Many are suffering, I hope it can be solved.
Peace!
What a brave and inspiring woman she is!
She holds the key to real joy without any luxury at all: think about those in need and do someting about it.
3 weeks ago i went on a sport fishing exploration trip off the islands of Sumatra indonesia (mentawai, tanah bala ,nias etc). I came across a few non natives(thai, myanmar) who were on these islands and came to find out that these guys had escaped from fishing vessels. They all mentioned that they were unable to return back home as they had no identities on them. Its really disheartening to know that there is modern day slavery going on at this age of time. I just came across this documentary and am shocked at the sheer number of them kept captive on the private islands and on the boats.
I am also suspecting government bodies are involved not only in thailand, Myanmar but also Indonesia.
ดูแลเวสะเทือนใจมาเลยค่ะ คุณ patima คือฮีโร่ตัวจริง และสมควรได้รับการกล่าวถึงในประเทศไทยมากกว่านี้.. น่าเศร้าที่ใยประเทศไทยมีข่าวแต่ไม่เป็นกระแสให้ดังกว่านี้ค่ะ อาจเป็นเพราะรัฐบาลพยายามปกปิดความไม่พยายามแก้ไขปัญหาและให้ข่าวที่ตรงกันข้าม
ถ้าคุณพูดมากเกินไปคุณจะมีปัญหาหรือคุณเป็นฮีโร่
Thank you Vice. I'm in Thailand and I tell tourists that seafood is hugely overfished here with no regard for sustainability, and now I learn that it also involves slave labour. The Thais are wonderful people but I'm aware that some can be very cruel. Human nature, I suppose.
I completely agree with you. It's disheartening to see how little regard there is for sustainability, especially when it comes to overfishing and the involvement of slave labor. It's a sad reality that some people can be cruel, even in such a wonderful country like Thailand. The government's ignorance and lack of action only exacerbate the problem. Many locals have been sounding the alarm for years, sharing their firsthand experiences of declining fish populations. It's frustrating to witness the prioritization of short-term profits from tourism over the long-term sustainability of the environment. It's high time we recognize the importance of protecting our natural resources and make conscious efforts to promote sustainability.
Wow 😢
Thais are wonderful? Since when?
I worked on fishing boats in Alaska, and it was very dangerous so I can only imagine what it was like for them. We always said I could easily push you over and no one would ever know, this most have been horrifying for them!
Do you need experience to get that job?
@@troylollysaf9311 extremely strong mental and physically fit
I would like to Push people to the sea. It muat be exciting experience
@@hafiznisa1856 get yourself to a psychologist
Khob Khun Krub Madam Patima and LPN Team for your courage, generosity and big big heart! Thank you for exposing all these bloody heartless criminal in the fishing industry. You guys are the lifesaver to the fisherman who brings the seafood to our table. We must stop all the slavery in the world and all human are equal!
Kudus to VICE and the production team, without you we won't be able to see the other side of the world. Khob Khun Krub.
Omg Patima, true angel.
Healer who cannot heal themselves even, a true giver. I feel true admiration for her along with a sadness that most helpers give to others and not ourselves
30:05 is absolutely true. This is a real problem in South East Asia. In Indonesia, a video of dead fisherman dropped in the sea shocks public. They said that fishermen works 18 hours a day and some of them even sleep while standing.
Patima from the bottom of my heart, I thank you, Khop Khun Kha. You are a very brave , courages and smart woman that deserves not only the Nobel Prize, but funding and such. Thank for helping so many people that would otherwise have gone lost and for keeping the fight alive for the ones that are still in distress.
I, for my part will never eat Seafood the same way, thank you for opening my eyes.
Patima ma'am is so freakin selfless ,wow i admire to be even half of what she is
Also thank you vice ,i didn't have any clue of it
Great video! Thanks for spreading awareness to this issue.
Wow, eye opener. Most people do not know how the seafood supply chain extends into slave labor. Good reporting
"There is a cost to justice, and the victim doesn't have as much money as the suspect." - Ms. Patima Tungpuchayakul , LPN.
Amazing editing like a movie. Big respect.
I lived in Thailand more than a decade - with Thai people not westernized colonies
It's not as bad as India in terms of caste system. But the middle class definitely benefits from cheap prices from exploited and poor population from Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia - and North Eastern who have poor economy and seasonal rice farming. Minimum wage does not apply to them.
The upper class - which seems to be mostly Chinese immigrants (3+ generation) for the business role, and inherited rich Thai landowner roles - are the best at leading these businesses with high profit margin and agressive practices.
In terms of illegal fishing, Chinese fishing vessels are hard to beat - although probably Thai ones dominate the surrounding seas, Chinese are in all oceans - and considered to contribute two thirds of ocean plastic waste.
I really feel Thailand came under scrutiny because it's a small country easy to bully while China would freak out and lash out (as they did often) if ever threatened the same way to control their pollution, work conditions and overfishing
Indian caste system is not slavery. It is just they do not have social mobility then. But they have their own settlements, farms and etc. And with the introduction of reservations in public sectors and public education a lot of low caste people came up in their lives. As the population is large it may seem they are treated same during the British time but it is not accurate and the situation of low caste people are developing economically and politically. Slavery is not a term to describe their current situation moreover what is shown in this video is extreme exploitation.
@@youknowme2322 Historically they were treated like slaves and even now there's stories that sound right out of a plantation from the 1800s and people from lower castes treated like serfs in villages, caste must be annihilated.
@@youknowme2322 well said 👍👍👍
have.you.ever.gone.to.India??..
dude, u know nothing
20:56 The lady is correct! As a consumer, although I noticed my pet food is Made in Thailand, and I find it unusual as Thailand is not known to be a pet specialist compared to the West, I hardly question its source.
Asians eat dogs?
I doubt Thai sea food makes it's way out here. But I was going through my baby's clothes to figure out what all she's outgrown already & I saw something made from bangladesh. 🤷🏻♀️ I guess me working at that Nike jersey warehouse isnt exactly the same conditions but once I quit this car parts place bc I was sweating so bad, itching fiber glass into my skin & yeah they had water everywhere. But that's bc ppl could get heat stroke in there & I guess that's still not comparable but I guess I'm treading on sounding annoying asf. I guess I still learned something. That I can do absolutely nothing about
Very well documented. A really eye opening documentary, i will appreciate the seafood even more now and having the fisherman in mind whenever i eat seafood. Thank you!
1,2 & 3! Vice is back! Great story!
great work i wish there's english subtitles pls
7:38 described our whole world perfectly, bravo
@14:24 "A hell made by humans for other humans"
Very good VICE, I like how you are uncovering honestly!
What a nice job Patima does and very well made documentary
Human greed is sickening
Yeah, so sad
Thank you for this video. Consumers should be aware of this issue.
And you are using ughyur made mobile phone.. 🤣🤣🤣
@@samsharma7615 no, congolese, try to keep up
The words of the gentlemen talking of his experiences was horrific, losing 2 uncles in that manner, 😢
Also how they are tricked, lured into this awful trade too is sick. What a brave, amazing Lady fighting and raising awareness on this serious issue. 😇💕🙏🏻
Thanks for making this video
If you go further down south to Malaysia, you will find a similar issue where Bangladeshi, Nepalese and Rohingya slaves are exploited by Malaysian companies.
at least they dont get murdered
@@Amir-oy8vm , how do you know murders don’t happen? Highly likely they operate the same way.
11:23 the indonesian boss grabbed a knife and chopped his arm off. He died. They drove the ship backward and went through the propellers... 😰😭
@@khansouphanousinphone4718 sure
@@Amir-oy8vm lol what the with the "atleast" there are shit stories from malaysia too. Filipino and Indonesia maid are getting torture a d abused to death happens there. A lot of missing people in borneo side malaysia too.
This is not only happening in thailand...same here in my country philippines.
Really? From what countries they came from?
Thailand modern slaves has Lao pdr, Cambodia and Myanmar people
@@denmarkhernandez1767 no what i mean is...filipinos being slaved by this kind of system..i have a friend who worked in a fishing vessel here in southern philippines...he experienced almost same work environment.
Given the influx of illegal immigrants from Mexico and Latin America, how can we be sure that modern-day slavery never happened on American soil? I'm sure it'd be far worse than in other Asian countries, like those of drug labs. Several years ago, local news in America stated that authorities had shut down the factory to assist several Thai workers who had never been paid. A US court ordered the factory owner to repay wages as well as compensation for them.
democracy my friend. A Thai court is not going to ask these criminals to pay back wages and compensation. @@weekdaycycling
@@cetocoquinto4704 it's a different slave. The Philippines has no slaves from other countries. The slave you pertaining some poor Filipino workers who were "like" slaves cos they had little salary but they were willing to work cos they had no choice. Thailand slavery was more forceful
Big thanks for this video
This is so tough and tears well up in my eyes
Hmong went there for refuge during the Vietnam War and so forth due to communism in Vietnam. Then the Hmong/Miao were provided support by certain places like Buddhist temples, however I read they still struggled to gain citizenship.
They have a national ID card which grants them many privileges but it is not citizenship.
WOW VERY DANGEROUS! I WILL NEVER GO TO THAILAND 🤢😠😠THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA 🤗🇮🇳 THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD , WE NEVER DO SCAM AND MOST IMPORTANT WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA TRUST ME 🤗🇮🇳🤗
@@indiasuperclean6969 Are you sure that India is safe for wonen?? I heard that India is the rape capital of the world and their toilets are filthy.
I stayed in Phuket at a resort recently that was roughly 300 USD a night. It had a nice big open parking lot at the entrance and there were air vents here and there. I was curious and peeked into a vent , to my horror I could see a facility underneath that stank of rotten meat and there were 10s of people without gloves or boots in inches deep water cleaning plates and utensils. Horrible and rest of my trip was ruined by the thought of those poor people in utter filth.
In other words: you got fucked.
I bet you did. I'm sorry, I'm being immature. All I know about my bubble is a reality show. / Or all I know about my reality is through vice. Which isn't really my reality. It's sad, truly. But to compare those conditions to what ppl go through out here, I'd find that insulting to the max. That's fd up. & I can't even verify if this is facts. But I'll assume it's true
The hunger game's
Thank you for this information.
thank you VICE for making their voices reach further
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- จำนวนคนที่ออกเรือไปแล้วตาย มากกว่าคนที่ได้กลับฝั่ง
- คนที่ตายบางคนก็โดนทิ้งน้ำ บางคนก็ฝัง บางทีก็เอาศพใส่ห้องเย็นที่ไว้แช่ปลาบนเรือแม่กลับมาด้วย
- คนไทยซื้อเกาะกลางทะเล สร้างคุกส่วนตัว เอาไว้ขังแรงงานที่ไม่เชื่อฟัง หรือถ้าตายก็ฝังบนเกาะเดียวกันนั่นแหละ เช่น เกาะเบนจินา Benjina
- ในรอบ 15 ปีมีแรงงานทาสมากกว่า 5,000 คน (เฉพาะ SEA)
- มีแรงงานบางคนไม่ได้กลับบ้านเลย 32 ปี หลายคนกลับบ้านแล้วป่วยจิตประสาท ฆ่าตัวตาย ใช้ชีวิตตามปกติไม่ได้จนต้องกลับไปเรือที่คุ้นเคย
- คนที่มาเล่าเรื่องรอดมาได้เพราะส่งวีดีโอหาเพื่อน ทางการไทยจึงเข้าไปช่วยเหลือ
ถ้าคุณพูดมากเกินไปคุณจะมีปัญหาหรือคุณเป็นฮีโร่
There is a people try to tackle this problem such as Patima (in this clip), Paween, Rangsiman Rome, etc. However, this problem is hard due to the current junta government. Some have to seek asylum abroad.
Moreover, another form of human traffficking is illegal working abroad like in South Korea, Cambodia, Malaysia, etc. The process is same as fishing industry. There is a broker as the medium to get to work, which you can find in the social network. The example related job is scammer, masseuse, sex worker, etc.
What a mad world to live
Thanks vice for bringing awareness
คลิปนี้ ..จะช่วยคนได้มาก
มีประโยชน์มากครับ
Patima is a hero who should be recognized worldwide
That woman saved more fishermen's life than the government did. I guest.
Patima,thank you so much for everything you did to help rescue these souls. May God cimmand his angels regarding your safety and well being. May God protect and guide you and heal any and all ailments in your body. May God open the doors of heaven and bless you and your family and your children and their children. You are truly a blessing in this world.
What powerful documentary..this made me cry..Patima is a hero.. rare courage. She deserves the Nobel prize. Pray that greed ends and people respect others lives and work.. and justice and peace comes for those who suffer and awakening for those that cause it.
This lady needs a Noble prize ,battling cancer & still fighting for other who can’t that’s some real shii. We need more people like this in the world
ขอบคุณที่ทำเรื่องนี้ให้โลกรู้ ครับ
Really thankfull that there a people who wants to help and support those worker! 🥺
As a Thai ,I have no idea these kind of things are exist .Patima is a real hero
These things are happening in a lot of industries because of people’s desire. Consumerism or demand is what is driving exploitation, not to mention economic disparity.
Wow. Beautifully-made documentary. I will never look at fish or seafood the same ever again. I hope the fishermen get the justice they deserve and I hope every government, especially the Thai govt, improves the quality of living for their fishermen. Is there a way to donate to the LPN network?
Hope is not making a wage, is it?
wow this lady is amazing . commercial fishing in NZ has major problems but nothing like this
Great series
Wow... What a powerful video! Angles and devils are walking amongst us indeed.
Great job Vice Asia. Maybe Vice should do one on the U.S.
And one in Africa and the Middle East too
Give this woman the prize already. What a woman!
Patima thank you for your selfless act!
As tragic and horrifying as this is, would someone, for example, walk into a major supermarket somewhere around the world, ask the fish seller if the fisherman was trafficked/abused and expect a plain-faced "Yes" answer?
Slavery and exploitation are real, the issue of eradicating them is nearly impossible if the retailer/wholesaler doesn't do something affirmative against it.
Still though, awareness is good
human trafficking happens to everyone not just young girls. Awareness is powerful
You are absolutely correct.
This is very difficult to watch realising that we disregard a lot of things in our society. Labour exploitation in many different industries happen and just go unnoticed by the majority. No one deserves to be treated this way.
A true angel walking amongst us. We are truly wasting away because of how we treat everything around us. Cruelty to our air, earth, and waters > cruelty to our sea and land animals > cruelty to our own fellow humans > cruelty to life because all we see is greed. Bless those who are fighting the good fight and blessings to the ones who are in the arena trying to fight.
I was in Thailand for 1 month and thailanders are the sweetest and kindest people I've ever met in any country. I love love love Thailanders and it makes me so sad to see any Thailander suffer. I pray that God send his angels to rescue these fishermen and opens the doors of heaven and blesses these beutiful fishermen with good jobs , mental health and healing from all the abuse they endured. I also pray God opens the doors of heaven and blesses these fishermen with good homes , good jobs and good people around them, in Jesus name I ask for these things Lord ,amen.
*thai
as an indonesian i hope that this issue will get better
"as Indonesian” 😂 ~ Many Indonesians are also forced to work as slaves
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These sacraments were made by your minister. Indonesians love to accuse us (Malaysia) and play the victim, but that's okay because many Malaysians have begun to refer to your people as our slaves.
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Indonesians dare to invade another country's territory, which is worse than Thais people. ~ Australia has dubbed them "Indonesian Pirates."
@@SYA1SA thailand is a sneaky country and play it safe.. you are nice but the nature of thai people is cunning.. in football he does good acting thai people's kindness is fake, now thailand will rule the upper asean region and continue to spread propaganda neatly.. i hope you look in the mirror a thief in thailand he steals in arab buy glass first who are you a sneaky country in asean
Please do one for Malaysia.
Malaysia dont have this..
I can have my surgery anytime but these people can't wait. It's still worth it saving 2,000 people lives.
A hell made by humans for other humans hurts me most. This is an eye opening documentary 🥺😭🙏🏻
That's all true. I actually came close to being in one of those boats myself when my family business went bankrupt back in 2004. Luckily, I chose to pursue other job opportunities instead. I remember hearing similar stories from a local fisherman who happens to be my close friend's uncle. I live on an island south of Thailand, and these rumors and stories have been circulating among the survivors. That's why most of the labor these days comes from neighboring countries of Thailand. Unfortunately, there are still people living in poverty who become victims of these situations. The Thai military is always involved in these types of stuff, which is why people in Thailand are putting up a strong fight against them.
Vice! Missed opportunity! Open SEA-crets! But for real, this was eye opening and horrifying. The more I learn about industrial food, the more I just want to grow, fish and hunt my own. Thank you for making and sharing this.
Thailand's power is upheld by three groups; the Crown, the Military, and the Oligarchs. But the thing is, these groups actually are so intertwined, the members of each group are basically the same people.
Your videos are always informative and opens my eyes to what goes on around the world. But I'd love it if there was a voice over for spoken foreign language, so that i can listen to it while driving or cooking etc
Life is unfair to many. We lost a young boy this year. He was only 5 years old. And did die a tragic deth. Not forget to reach out a hand and help some one in need if you can. Not forget that we are all one ❤
I just recently started being open to eating seafood and this video was my sign to completely stop. This is horrifying but also to see all that fish caught I just don't want to be contributing to all that suffering. Thank you for this!
Nobody cares if you eat seafood or not, foreigner.
This has been happening for so long (and right out in the open). Any diving tourist in the world has passed many of these ships when diving in the Gulf of Thailand.
I'm surprised this is just coming to light now, via VICE.
What kind of name is that (Jason Thai-Kennedy) ??🙃
This has been known for a long time. It's one of the main reasons I became a vegeterian years ago. This is not new.
I'm glad VICE did this piece. But people should hve known and cared for years already.
@@503zzach 'Thai' is my Chinese wife's last name, 'Kennedy' is my Scottish last name. We hyphenated our last name as a gift to her Father, as he had three daughters.
@@JasonThaiKennedy what is thai?sry i am chinese,i haven't heard someone's name begin with a thai😂
@@AlencerFang 'Thai' is my Chinese wife's last name, 'Kennedy' is my Scottish last name. We hyphenated our last name as a gift to her Father, as he had three daughters.
Please keeping doing your wort🙏🙏🙏
Madam Patima deserves a royal award and all support !!!!!!!!!!
I've always appreciated VICE for telling us about world issues. Most think it doesn't affect them but their ignorant. All life should be cherished, and is way above our heads. All men deep down know they are doing wrong and i know they domt sleep well.
What companies are controlling imports/exports?
Pls put subtitles or allow auto generated substitles during the english narration....
Your sound track is ridiculous. Ohhhhh the violin got louder, I'm scared now 😂
i have lived in Thailand for almost 18 months. I see migrant workers all over the country such as construction sites, shopping mall employees, security guards etc. Not everything is forced labor but when a person is working 30 days a month and only earning less than 300 dollars a month and trying to send money back to their family where companies like Western union also charge large broker fees then you draw your own conclusions that these people are not really free. I live near MBK Mall and I estimate more than half the staff in that mall are Burmese that are paid very little for working non stop daily. My sad observations is the Thais consider themselves a higher caste than the migrant workers and these people really have for the most part a life of suffering and exploitation. They have no ability to complain as many are illegally in Thailand. The few times i tried to speak to migrant workers on construction sites they were fearful to speak with me (many Burmese speak good engilsh) and i was yelled at by the foreman or owner in what appeared to be broken chinese Enghilsh
Did you know during covid lockdown migrant workers were locked onto Thai construction sites for weeks and guarded. They were left without food or water. Foreigners living there heard them screaming and pleading and were the ones to finally get them some help.
Can’t believe that we still dealing with slavery in plain 21 century
There is no country in the world where slavery and human trafficking does not currently take place. That is why every country needs an underclass, voiceless victims.
Real leader real hero, we need more like her
Absolutely Respect for this woman💪💪💪💪I'm totally shocked