A British activist working for the Migrant Worker Rights Network has been found guilty of criminal defamation by a Thai court. Hall was given a three-year suspended sentence in relation to a report he co-authored for Finnish watchdog group, Finnwatch, which alleged labour abuses at a processing plant owned by pineapple wholesaler, Natural Fruit Company, which supplies the European Union. The report led to several companies ending their contracts with Natural Fruits. Campaigners say that the ruling sets a dangerous precedent for human rights workers in the country.
A British activist working for the Migrant Worker Rights Network has been found guilty of criminal defamation by a Thai court. Andy Hall was given a three-year suspended sentence in relation to a report he co-authored for Finnish watchdog group, Finnwatch, which alleged labour abuses at a processing plant owned by pineapple wholesaler, Natural Fruit Company, which supplies the European Union. The report led to several companies ending their contracts with Natural Fruits. Campaigners say that the ruling sets a dangerous precedent for human rights workers in the country.