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An investigation by the Thomson Reuters Foundation last year found Thai prisoners were being forced to make fishing nets for private companies - including one that .
"Following criticism of Thai prisoners being forced to produce fishing nets for private companies… the Corrections Department will come up with measures to allow prisoners to work voluntarily," the department said in a statement on Tuesday. "The type of work has to be safe and must not cause harm towards prisoners." New committees will be formed to oversee reform in each of the country's 143 jails, according to the statement, and set inmates' pay in line with the minimum wage of each province. Thailand's minimum wage ranges from 313 baht-336 baht (about $10) per day, depending on the province.
After an expose by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Thailand pledged to eradicate forced labour in its prisons and pay a decent wage to inmates who opt to work