Foreword -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Text Boxes -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Pro le of shers -- Recruitment of shers -- Employment practices and working conditions for shers -- Deceptive and coercive labour practices in the shing sector -- Labour protection for shers -- Recommendations -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 - Research Approach -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Objectives of the research -- 1.3 Methodology -- 1.4 De nition of key terms for the purpose of the study -- Chapter 2 - Situation Analysis of Thailand's Fishing Sector -- 2.1 Modernization of the shing sector -- 2.2 Geography, typology and scale of the shing sector -- 2.3 Economic importance of the shing sector -- 2.4 Legal framework for sheries management and the protection of workers -- 2.5 Institutional framework for sheries management and the protection of -- 2.6 Transition from a Thai to a migrant labour force in the shing sector -- 2.7 Forced labour and human traf cking within the shing sector -- Chapter 3 - Pro le of the Fishers in the Survey -- 3.1 Nationality of shers in sample provinces -- 3.2 Legal status of migrant shers -- 3.3 Length of time at sea -- 3.4 Age of respondents -- 3.5 Educational background and Thai language pro ciency -- 3.6 Roles on board and work experience -- 3.7 Types of shing vessels and crew size -- 3.8 Accommodation -- Chapter 4 - The Recruitment Process -- 4.1 Conditions attracting workers to the shing sector -- 4.2 The various recruitment methods -- 4.3 Voluntary versus involuntary entry into the Thai shing sector -- 4.4 The recruitment process -- 4.5 Costs of recruitment -- Chapter 5 - Employment Practices and Working Conditions -- 5.1 Signing of a labour agreement -- 5.2 Working hours and rest periods -- 5.3 Pay, savings and remittances -- 5.4 Safety, health and welfare.

5.5 Violence on board and the sale and transfer of shers -- 5.6 The reality of work aboard shing vessels compared to information given -- 5.7 Future plans -- Chapter 6 - Deceptive and Coercive Labour Practices -- 6.1 Gauging the extent of forced labour -- 6.2 Additional analysis of forced labour in the sample -- 6.3 Forced labour and entry into the shing sector -- 6.4 Forced labour and nationality -- 6.5 Forced labour and type of shing -- 6.6 Forced labour and working hours -- 6.7 Forced labour, savings and remittances -- 6.8 Forced labour and complaints -- 6.9 Conclusions on forced labour in the sample -- Chapter 7 - Complaint Mechanisms and Protection for Fishers -- 7.1 Access to complaints channels -- 7.2. Recipients of complaints -- 7.3 Reasons for not ling a complaint -- 7.4 Methods of resolving disputes in the workplace -- 7.5 Interest in becoming a member of a labour union and assistance received -- 7.6 Fishers' perception of legal protection -- 7.7 Challenges in extending protection to shers -- 7.8 Recent efforts to improve conditions in the commercial shing sector -- Chapter 8 - Conclusions and Recommendations -- 8.1 Conclusions -- 8.2 Recommendations -- References -- Annex 1 - Questionnaire -- Annex 2 - Key Findings of a Survey of members of the National Fisheries Association of Thailand -- ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.