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Jul 18, 2025ทางออกลวง: เปิดช่องโหว่นโยบายการจัดการปัญหามลพิษพลาสติกในประเทศไทยและภูมิภาคเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้Read
Plastic pollution has widespread environmental and human health impacts in Thailand and the Southeast Asian region, and efforts by governments and regional agencies to address the issue have not been successful. This report uses the concept of “false solutions” to highlight policy shortcomings in addressing the issue.
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Jul 18, 2025False solutions: unmasking policy gaps in addressing plastic pollution in Thailand and Southeast AsiaRead
Plastic pollution has reached a critical level in Thailand and Southeast Asia. This report identifies how and why efforts to tackle it have proved unsuccessful, particularly focusing on the lack of measures to address the high rate of plastic production, the root cause of the contemporary plastics crisis.
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Jan 13, 2025จดหมายเปิดผนึก เรื่อง กฎหมายประมงต้องน าไปสู่การประมงที่ยั่งยืน ระบบนิเวศสมดุล เคารพสิทธิมนุษยชนRead
การแก้ไขพระราชบัญญัติการประมงของไทยอาจส่งผลกระทบต่อความก้าวหน้าในการปราบปรามการทำประมงผิดกฎหมาย ขาดการรายงาน และไร้การควบคุม การปกป้องระบบนิเวศทางทะเล และการรักษาสิทธิแรงงาน จดหมายเปิดผนึกฉบับนี้จากองค์กรภาคประชาสังคม 57 แห่ง รวมถึง EJF เรียกร้องให้วุฒิสภาพิจารณาทบทวนอีกครั้ง
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Jan 13, 2025Open letter on the amendment of Thailand's Fisheries Act and the principles of sustainable development, human rights and responsible fishingRead
Proposed amendments to Thailand's Fisheries Act risk undoing progress in combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, protecting marine ecosystems, and upholding labour rights. This open letter from 57 civil society organisations, including EJF, urges the Senate to reconsider them.
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Dec 20, 2024Labour unions and civil society organisations call on the Royal Thai Government to halt rollbacks to the Fisheries Act and strengthen labour inspections of fishing vesselsRead
Thailand has achieved notable advancements in reforming its fisheries sector, transforming an industry previously associated with human rights violations and illegal, unsustainable practices into a regional leader. Nevertheless, gaps in the implementation and enforcement of critical labour rights legislation, along with proposals to reverse earlier legal progress, pose significant risks to Thailand's standing as a leading global seafood supplier.
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Dec 19, 2024Environmental groups commend Thai government for banning plastic waste imports, call for strong implementationRead
On December 16th, 2025, the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand released a notification designating plastic scraps under the custom code 39.15 as goods prohibited from being imported into the kingdom.
We, the undersigned civil society working to end plastic pollution in Thailand, commend the Thai government for its strong stance on this important matter.
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Campaign Stories
Nov 25, 2024Reducing plastic pollutionRead
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Executive Summaries
Nov 25, 2024Net Free SeasRead
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Nov 08, 2024Bottle Free Seas: ‘Refill’ to reduce single-use plastic bottles in ThailandRead
The Bottle Free Seas project, initiated by EJF and funded by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund, is dedicated to reducing the use of single-use water bottles. We have achieved this through the installation and promotion of water refill infrastructure in Bangkok. This report outlines lessons learned and how the initiative can be replicated.
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Oct 28, 2024Room for Reduction: Towards sustainable production and consumption of plastics in ThailandRead
Thailand’s current levels of plastic production and consumption are unsustainable. This policy brief details how sustainable plastic production and consumption could be achieved in Thailand, to inform the Royal Thai Government's engagement at upcoming plastics talks.
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Oct 28, 2024ลดอย่างไรให้ยั่งยืน ผลกระทบของการผลิต และบริโภคพลาสติกของประเทศไทย และฉากทัศน์ในการแก้ไขปัญหาRead
การผลิตพลาสติกของประเทศไทยในปัจจุบันอยู่ในระดับที่ไม่ยั่งยืน รายงานฉบับนี้นำเสนอฉากทัศน์การลดการผลิตพลาสติกที่สังคมไทยมีโอกาสบรรลุได้ โดยมีเป้าหมายนำเสนอข้อมูลที่จะเป็นประโยชน์ต่อรัฐบาลไทยในการเจรจาเพื่อจัดตั้งสนธิสัญญาพลาสติกโลกที่กำลังจะเกิดขึ้น
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News & Media
May 17, 2024Global Plastic Treaty negotiations fail to address the elephant in the roomRead
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May 02, 2024Open letter: EU industry and NGOs call for sustained European Commission action to keep Thai fisheries safe, legal and sustainableRead
Despite increasing openness from Royal Thai Government agencies to engage in discussions on proposed fisheries legislation rollbacks, evidence of substantive action to remove the most worrying articles is still missing. NGOs and EU fisheries industry groups therefore encourage the European Commission to continue upholding legal, ethical and sustainable fisheries.
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Apr 18, 2024CSOs Call for ASEAN Leadership for a Successful Global Plastics Treaty to End Plastic PollutionRead
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Apr 05, 2024EJF Statement in response to the National Fisheries Association of Thailand (NFAT)Read
The National Association of Thai Fisheries, a lobby group for the Thai fishing industry, recently published several claims about the possible roll-back of fisheries legislation in Thailand. This document summarises our responses.
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News & Media
Apr 05, 2024Korea’s new plan to protect migrant crew is a step forward, but systematic solutions are still needed: press releaseRead
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Mar 22, 2024อีกครั้งที่กุ้งและอาหารทะเลอื่นที่นำเข้าจากประเทศไทยมีความเกี่ยวข้องกับทาสสมัยใหม่Read
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Feb 29, 2024Scourge of the seasRead
In Thailand, bottom trawling threatens livelihoods, food security and ocean ecosystems. This report examines the impact of a particularly destructive form of bottom trawling, known as pair trawling, and makes recommendations for reform.
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Films
Feb 29, 2024Scourge of the seas: The impact of bottom trawling on Thailand's marine ecosystemsRead
Scourge of the seas: The impact of bottom trawling on Thailand's marine ecosystems
In Thailand, a destructive form of fishing known as pair trawling threatens fisheries, food security, and ocean ecosystems. Pair trawling is when two vessels tow one net between them, which leaves vast areas of the seabed bare of life. Our film and report, supported by the Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition, reveals the pair trawler fleet's immense impact.
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Dec 06, 2023Thailand’s progress in combatting IUU, forced labour & human trafficking: EJF observations and recommendations volume 10, 2023Read
Since February 2016, EJF has carried out multiple in-depth observations of the Royal Thai Government’s (RTG) initiatives aimed at tackling IUU fishing and human trafficking in the Thai fishing industry. This version is the 10th edition of this technical report. It represents the culmination of eight years worth of experience working directly with the Thai authorities as well as conducting independent field assessments of Thailand’s monitoring, control and surveillance mechanisms.
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News & Media
Oct 16, 2023ภาคประชาสังคมเรียกร้องให้รัฐบาลไทยยุติการผ่อนปรนกฎระเบียบในอุตสาหกรรมประมงRead
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News & Media
Oct 16, 2023Civil society urges Thai government to stop deregulation of the fisheries industryRead
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Oct 16, 2023Civil society urges Thai government to stop deregulation of the fisheries industryRead
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Oct 14, 2023Joint Civil Society Statement Concerning Thailand's Fishing Sector at a Critical CrossroadsRead
The Royal Thai Government’s progress to date in achieving a sustainable, legal, and ethical Thai fishing sector is commendable. However, rolling back reforms now would pose risks to Thailand and its fishing industry, especially when the global community is moving toward greater transparency and accountability in the seafood industry.
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Jul 20, 2023High and dry: a policy briefing on the future of Thai fisheriesRead
This briefing outlines the significant progress made in Thailand in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and human rights abuses at sea. It provides recommendations for future Thai governments to secure this progress and ensure Thailand's fishing industry is sustainable and competitive.
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News & Media
Apr 25, 2023New data reveal links between Korean vessels and illegal fishing in the PacificRead
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Jan 16, 2023Net Free Seas Handbook - For artisanal fishing communitiesRead
This handbook provides important information for communities wanting to join the Net Free Seas program in Thailand. It also explains the objectives behind the project, the NFS supply chain and showcases some of the products that EJF and its recycling partners have been making from recycled fishing nets.
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News & Media
Sep 01, 2022UN High Seas Agreement: Failed, but not off the tableRead
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News & Media
Jul 01, 2022Thailand commits to reducing destructive bottom trawling at UN Ocean ConferenceRead
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Reports
Jun 07, 2022Thailand’s progress in combatting IUU, forced labour & human trafficking: EJF observations and recommendations volume 9, 2021Read
Since February 2016, EJF has carried out multiple in-depth observations of the Royal Thai Government’s (RTG) initiatives aimed at tackling IUU fishing and human trafficking in the Thai fishing industry. EJF has observed all stages of the monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS) systems in place with visits to all 30 ‘Port In Port Out’ (PIPO) centres, all three Thai Maritime Enforcement Coordinating Centre (THAI-MECC) Area Commands, as well as witnessing multiple at-sea patrols conducted by the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), Marine Police, Department of Fisheries (DoF) and Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR).
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Jun 07, 2022EJF policy briefing prepared for the Royal Thai GovernmentRead
It has now been over three years since the European Commission removed the yellow card issued to Thailand - a warning that had been in place since April 2015. Since January 2019, Thailand has gone through several crucial periods of transition, leadership and hardship including; a general election, the hosting of the ASEAN summit and a global pandemic. Throughout these opportunities and challenges the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has continued to demonstrate great resolve and resilience in addressing illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as well as associated forced labour and human trafficking in the sector. This briefing provides detailed analysis for each of these areas as well as recommendations for how the RTG could take steps to address current gaps.
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News & Media
Mar 21, 2022EU scheme to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing brings positive results and empowers nations, new report findsRead
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Mar 21, 2022EU scheme to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing brings positive results and empowers nations, new report findsRead
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Mar 17, 2022Driving Improvements in Fisheries Governance Globally: Impact of the EU IUU Carding Scheme on Belize, Guinea, Solomon Islands and ThailandRead
The European Union's IUU Regulation is designed to prevent and stop the flow of illegally caught fish from entering the EU market. This report highlights instances where this EU carding scheme has prompted positive changes in fisheries governance.
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Mar 16, 2022Net Free Seas Progress Report 2020-21Read
The Net Free Seas Progress Report summarises achievements, challenges, and lessons learned from the implementation of the Net Free Seas project between 2020-2021. So far, the project has worked with over 100 artisanal fishing communities across Thailand to collect and recycle 35 tonnes of discarded fishing nets.
รายงานความคืบหน้าของโครงการทะเลปลอด (เศษ) อวน (Net Free Seas) ปี 2563 - 2564 รวมสรุปการดำเนินงาน ความสำเร็จ ความท้าทาย และการถอดบทเรียนของโครงการ โดยในปัจจุบันโครงการได้ร่วมงานกับชุมชนประมงพื้นบ้านกว่า 100 ชุมชนในประเทศไทย จัดเก็บและรีไซเคิลเศษอวนประมงไปกว่า 35 ตัน
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Films
Mar 15, 2022Net Free SeasRead
Net Free Seas
Ghost gear - fishing equipment lost or discarded at sea - is considered the most deadly form of marine plastic waste for wildlife. EJF’s Net Free Seas project is ridding Thailand's waters of ghost nets and reducing plastic pollution.
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News & Media
Oct 08, 2021Much too little, far too late: UK must phase out single-use plastics before 2042Read
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News & Media
Jul 05, 2021Thailand downgraded in US human trafficking ranking: The right decision, says EJFRead
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News & Media
Jul 05, 2021Thailand downgraded in US human trafficking ranking: The right decisionRead
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Jun 18, 2021Joint letter: Proposed Thailand law threatens civil society organizations combatting traffickingRead
A new law proposed in Thailand includes clear violations of the right to freedom of association, and threatens civil society organizations combatting human trafficking. We urge the US State Department to advocate for the Thai government to withdraw the bill.