Investigation Report No. 192/2564 dated November 22, 2021 (Petition No. 45/2521) Subject: Human Rights Watch’s 31st annual review of human rights practices in the World Report 2021 in reference to the US government listing Thai fishing industry in its “List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor” 1. Background The National Human Rights Commission has considered the World Report 2021 on the situation of human rights in Thailand of Human Rights Watch (HRW), which published its 31st annual review of human rights practices around the world. In 2020, it summarizes key human rights issues in 102 countries. On the human rights situation in Thailand, the report detailed 9 human rights situations between pages 654 – 661. On the issue of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant workers, the report states that “Despite government-instituted reforms in the fishing industry, many migrants’ workers still face forced labor, remain in debt bondage to recruiters, cannot change employers, and receive sub-minimum wages that are paid months late.” The Thai fishing industry in its 2020 was on the “List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor. According to the above findings of the situation, the National Human Rights Commission deems it appropriate to investigate the human rights violations under Section 26 (1) and (4) of the Organic Act on the National Human Rights Commission B.E. 2560. 2. Opinion of the National Human Rights Commission The National Human Rights Commission as follows: (1) Government agencies: Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Fisheries, Marine Department, Department of Rights and Liberties Protection, Anti-Human Trafficking Division, and the Labor Protection and Welfare Office in 9 provinces (Chumphon, Chanthaburi, Ranong, Phuket, Surat Thani, Songkhla, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Samut Sakhon and Rayong), which are coastal provinces with fishing industry and have