THAILAND: NATION-WIDE FISHERMAN'S STRIKE THREATENS THAT ECONOMY.

Record ID: 342182

  • Title: THAILAND: NATION-WIDE FISHERMAN'S STRIKE THREATENS THAT ECONOMY.
  • Date: 25th March 1974
  • Summary: 1. GV pan trawlers moored in habour 0.09 2. MV & GV idle trawlers 0.16 3. GV Esso gasoline sign 0.20 4. GV idle trawlers pan to ropes mooring trawlers to jetty 0.33 5. GV fishermen on boat and zoom to CU to fish 0.46 6. CU fish being chopped up 0.49 7. CU woman's face 0.51 8. GV woman chopping up fish (2 shots) 0.59 9. GV exterior fish market zoom to empty baskets 1.05 10. GV workmen loading fish on truck 1.12 11. GV track leaving fish market 1.16 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 9th April 1974 13:00
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  • Location: SAMUT PRAKAN, 19 MILES (30 KMS) SOUTH OF BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Reuters ID: LVABCTR6W7ZACAONNKR7H6772FXS
  • Story Text: A nation-wide fishermen's strike in Thailand entered its 10th day on Monday (25 March) with little sign of an impending settlement.

    Over 7,000 trawlers stopped fishing on March 15, when the Thai government refused to meet three basic demands of the fishermen.

    Last week, the government conceded to two of the demands -- a tax cut on fishing equipment and the free export of fish meal. But a settlement has not yet been reached on the third demand for a reduction in the price of diesel fuel.

    At Samut Prakan, one of Thailand's major fishing ports, the entire fishing fleet of 1,200 trawlers is left idling in the harbour. The municipal fish market, which normally offers an abundance of fresh fish each day, is closed.

    According to fishermen at Samut Prakan, 19 miles (30 kms) south of Bangkok, the current price of diesel fuel has caused them to lose between 2,000 to 3,000 baht (approx. 40 to 60 pounds sterling) on each fishing trip.

    The fishing industry in Thailand brings in about 1.2 million tons of fish and seafood annually. It accounts for more than 1,000 million baht (approx. 200 million pounds sterling) in foreign exchange through exports.
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