Labour Protection in Fishing Work Act, B.E. 2562 (2019).
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Abstract
This Act is enatced for the purpose of putting in place the protection of rights of fishing labourers as well as the prevention of forced labour in fishing work.
The vessel owner shall provide fishing labourers with such rights and benefits as regards health and welfare as prescribed in the Notification of the Minister of Labour. A decked fishing vessel of three hundred gross tonnage upwards shall provide accommodation on board the fishing vessel in accordance with the rules prescribed in the law on navigation in Thai waters. The following fishing vessels shall have a certificate attesting the passing of the inspection of the living as well as working conditions in accordance with the rules prescribed in the Notification of the Director-General of the Marine Department: (1) fishing vessels remaining at sea for more than three days and having the length overall of twenty-six point five metres upwards, taken as the distance in a straight line parallel to the designed waterline between the foremost point of the bow and the aftermost point of the stern; or (2) fishing vessels remaining at sea for more than three days and navigating outside Thai waters.
The Act further provides for: offences and penalties, duties of competent officials for inspecting working conditions, employment conditions and living conditions of fishing labourers; etc.
The vessel owner shall provide fishing labourers with such rights and benefits as regards health and welfare as prescribed in the Notification of the Minister of Labour. A decked fishing vessel of three hundred gross tonnage upwards shall provide accommodation on board the fishing vessel in accordance with the rules prescribed in the law on navigation in Thai waters. The following fishing vessels shall have a certificate attesting the passing of the inspection of the living as well as working conditions in accordance with the rules prescribed in the Notification of the Director-General of the Marine Department: (1) fishing vessels remaining at sea for more than three days and having the length overall of twenty-six point five metres upwards, taken as the distance in a straight line parallel to the designed waterline between the foremost point of the bow and the aftermost point of the stern; or (2) fishing vessels remaining at sea for more than three days and navigating outside Thai waters.
The Act further provides for: offences and penalties, duties of competent officials for inspecting working conditions, employment conditions and living conditions of fishing labourers; etc.
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Repealed
No
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English
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No