The clock is ticking for Thailand as it cleans up its fishery business before European Commission inspectors arrive next month to check its progress in dealing with illegal fishing and forced labour.
The biggest headache for the Thai authorities, before the inspectors' visit on April 4, is how to get an estimated 1.6 million illegal migrant labourers who work in its fisheries, as well as construction and agriculture sectors - the majority of whom are from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos - documented before the end of this month.
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