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Thailand has long struggled to protect workers in the fishing industry. In order to combat labor abuses, the government introduced a law that mandates basic rights for workers. However, labor activists are concerned that the law has loopholes that will make it difficult for the law to be enforced. One of the major complaints is that worker benefits are not well defined, it is not yet known how the adequacy of benefits will be assessed.