Category: The HRAS Interview

The HRAS Interview with Abby McGill: Empowering Migrant Workers in Thailand

Interview, Labour rights, Resources, seafood, Thailand, The HRAS Interview

HRAS Interview: Empowering Migrant Workers in Thailand It is promising that the Thai government and big industry players like Costco are getting involved in the fight against human rights abuses in the Thai fishing industry, but there is more work to be done. For Abby McGill, that work focus is on empowering Thailand’s migrant workers....

Chinese Seafarers: An Invisible Group

Abuse, Articles, Human Rights, International Issues, Legal research, Seafarers, The HRAS Interview, Uncategorised

  The HRAS Interview with Dr Pengfei Zhang – Chinese Seafarers: An Invisible Group The latest interview from the ‘HRAS Interview’ platform comes from Dr Pengfei Zhang where he discusses in detail the challenges of Chinese seafarers and the effects of international legislation which protects seafarers rights. In recent years, China has emerged as a world...

Sexual violence at sea. Dr. Lynn Simpson – Being the Only Woman Onboard

Abuse, Human Rights, Industry, International Issues, Seafarers, The HRAS Interview

Being The Only Woman On Board [Part 2/3] The first thing veterinarian Dr Lynn Simpson did before boarding the livestock carriers that she worked on for the first time was to slip on a wedding ring. Even though she wasn’t married, it helped to deter unwanted attention from the men she encountered at sea and...

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