According to the United States State Department, reports of abusive work environments and forced labor have continued on Thai seafood ships despite regulations issued in the U.S’s 2015 global report. The annual global review of human rights practices uncovered approximately 2,000 enslaved workers and led to the punishments of offenders as well as the shutting down and seizure of many Thai fishing boats. These labor violations pushed Thai lawmakers to enhance policies on human trafficking as well as increasing punishments for offenders. Unfortunately the new laws’ lack of specificity in defining forced labor has led to these continued labor violations. The United States is expected to issue an additional report regarding human trafficking and will grade other countries’ track record in fighting these issues in 2016.
See "State Dept. Says Forced Labor Continues on Thai Boats", April 14, 2016