Indonesia and Thailand agreed on Thursday to set up a joint task force on illegal fishing, a lucrative cross-border trade that labor groups claim is responsible for enslaving thousands of workers from across Southeast Asia. Thai Companies have been linked to shadowy fishing operations in Indonesia, a bountiful hunting ground for a black market industry that costs Jakarta an estimated $20 billion in losses every year.

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