A delegation of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) of the European Parliament visited Thailand from 16-18 July 2018 to discuss a broad range of human rights issues.
The six-member delegation, headed by the Chair Mr. Pier Antonio Panzeri, included Francis Zammit Dimech (EPP), Andrey Kovatchev (EPP), Joachim Zeller (EPP), David Martin (S&D) and Barbara Lochbihler (Greens/Efa).
During the three-day visit, the DROI delegation held meetings with the government of Thailand, civil society organisations, political parties and visited the Samut Sakhon Province to discuss labour rights in the fisheries sector, migrant workers' rights, issues related to trafficking in human beings as well as the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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