Slavery On Thai Fishing Boats Is Straight From The 18th Century

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Their condition recalls dark tales from the 18th century: underfed men lorded over by seafaring captains who pay them nothing and maim the disobedient. Yet these forced labor abuses play out on Thai-owned fishing trawlers each day. And the victims -- typically destitute men from Myanmar or Cambodia lured by coyotes full of false promises -- continue to wash ashore with accounts of torture and casual homicide. For years, US officials have urged Thailand, one of America's clos...