Thai pineapple exporter drops case against British activist

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BANGKOK: A Thai pineapple company on Wednesday (Oct 28) dropped a US$9.6 million civil defamation case against a British human rights activist who ...

Thai pineapple exporter Natural Fruit has previously denied allegations of workplace abuse AFP/Karim SAHIBBANGKOK: A Thai pineapple company on Wednesday dropped a US$9.6 million civil defamation case against a British human rights activist who had alleged abuse of migrant workers in the kingdom's fruit industry.

"The plaintiff intends to withdraw the case and wants the court to dismiss this case from the court system," court documents said.Hall, who left Thailand in 2016 after living there for 12 years, welcomed Wednesday's decision in a statement but said it was"not a victory". Andy Hall has been hit with a series of lawsuits over allegations he made about poor working conditions in Thailand AFP/LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA

A ruling is expected on whether Hall will be liable to pay 10 million baht in damages to Natural Fruit.

 

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