Ghost Fleet: Film Screening & Discussion with Patima Tungpuchayakul at MIIS

The Center for the Blue Economy at MIIS presents a screening of the film Ghost Fleet and a discussion with Patima Tungpuchayakul, co-founder of the Labour Protection Network, on Friday, March 29, 6pm-8pm. This event will be held both in-person at Irvine Auditorium and on Zoom. Admission is free, but registration is required.

Patima Tungpuchayakul has emerged as the key leader in ending slavery at sea in Southeast Asia. Her rescue work was the subject of a 2019 award-winning documentary film, Ghost Fleet, and earned her a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.

Based in Bangkok, Patima has committed her life to rescuing and returning home men from 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 to find these men, fight for their emancipation, and seek justice for them.

This event is presented by the Center for the Blue Economy at Middlebury Institute of International Studies.