Ghost Fleet: Film Screening, Discussion, & Fund to End Forced Labor
Speaker: Patima Tungpuchayakul, co-founder of the Labour Protection Network
Friday, March 29th, 2024
6:00pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time (reception to follow)
In-Person Event and Virtual via Zoom
Irvine Auditorium, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
499 Pierce Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Free, open to the public, donations encouraged

REGISTER AT: GO.MIIS.EDU/GHOSTFLEET

HELP US RAISE $5K TO END FORCED LABOR AT SEA

ABOUT THE EVENT

Join us for a film screening on the dirty secrets of the global fishing supply chain. Ghost Fleet is the incredible true story of Bangkok-based Patima Tungpuchayakul and her team at the Labour Protection Network (LPN) embarking on a dangerous journey to the most remote Indonesian islands to rescue and liberate fishermen who have been tricked or trafficked into the horrific world of forced labor in the Thai fishing industry. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Patima on her impactful work. The event is free, but there will be an opportunity to donate to LPN to aid their critical operations supporting migrant communities in Thailand. There will be a short happy hour with food and drinks following the screening. Sponsored by the Center for the Blue Economy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and KAZU Radio-NPR for the Monterey Bay Area. For more info, contact Rachel C. at cbe@middlebury.edu or call 831-647-4183.

ABOUT THE FILM

Film tralier at: https://www.youtube.com/embed/5cSUYlY_dhg

Patima Tungpuchayakul has committed her life to rescuing and returning home men from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and other Southeast Asian nations who have been sold to Thai fishing companies by human traffickers. Once at sea, these captive men go months, even years, without setting foot on land, earning little to no pay, trapped in a modern form of slavery on the boats and forced to endure horrific and often deadly conditions. Patima and her small team of activists risk their lives on remote Indonesian islands to find these men, fight for their emancipation and seek justice for them. In the face of illness, death threats, corruption, and complacency, Patima’s fearless determination reveals stories of criminal conspiracy at the heart of the global seafood industry, as she calls on her nation and the world to wake up and take action.

MORE DETAILS ARE ON THE WEBSITE: GO.MIIS.EDU/GHOSTFLEET