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Vannak Prum of Cambodia was sold onto a Thai fishing boat where he was forced to work in miserable conditions for three years before escaping. Thailand's huge fishing industry is coming under increasing criticism for using trafficked workers who have been sold to unscrupulous ship captains.

Confined To A Thai Fishing Boat, For Three Years

Thailand has a huge fishing industry that's chronically short of workers. Human traffickers recruit desperate men from Cambodia and Myanmar, who then find themselves at sea for extended periods in miserable conditions. One man says his ordeal lasted three years.

Let's talk about the creepy green stains on the slider sleeves.

Sandwich Monday: The White Castle Veggie Slider

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a new sandwich for vegetarians: the White Castle Veggie Slider. It's a mini-burger made with carrots, broccoli and other veggies.

Gilberto Gil, pictured here on the cover of <em>Luar (A Gente Precisa Ver o Luar), </em>is<em> </em>one of the many artists we listen to this week to understand the concept of "saudade."

Saudade: An Untranslatable, Undeniably Potent Word

The Portuguese term — which embodies a particular mix of melancholy, longing and loss — has no direct equivalent in English. But it does find full expression in bittersweet music.

Host Su-Mei Yu (center) visits the da Siva family at Bella Vado Splendid Oils in Valley Center to learn about their avocado oil.

SAVOR SAN DIEGO WITH SU-MEI YU: Green Goddess Goes To Market

Airs Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Kishu grove at Rancho del Sol Farms, in Jamul, east county of San Diego, California.

SAVOR SAN DIEGO WITH SU-MEI YU: Orange Gold In Jamul

Airs Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria, colored enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These motile bacteria are the cause of melioidosis, a tropical disease spread through contaminated water and soil. The bacteria can infect the skin, causing inflammation and muscle aches, or the lungs, causing chest pain, cough and in some cases pneumonia.

This Germ Can Live Decades In Distilled Water, Kill Humans In 48 Hours

It causes melioidosis, whose yearly death toll of 90,000 is about the same as for measles. But the disease hasn't been on the global health radar — until now.

On Thailand's Samui Island, a macaque picks coconuts from a tree top. Captive monkeys are trained to help harvest coconuts on the island's plantations.

Monkeys Pick Coconuts In Thailand. Are They Abused Or Working Animals?

Animal advocates were outraged after discovering videos of leashed monkeys working as coconut pickers. But monkey trainers and scientists say it's common practice, and doesn't count as abuse.

Policemen show pictures of body parts found in parcels as they address reporters in Bangkok on Monday. Thai police said two Americans who had tried to send the parts to the U.S. had fled the country.

U.S. Tourists Accused Of Trying To Ship Preserved Human Parts Out Of Thailand

The parts, including an infant's head, a baby's foot and an adult heart, were allegedly stolen from a medical museum. The Americans said they bought the parts at a Bangkok market, according to police.

Chef, author and restauranteur, Su-Mei Yu.

Savor San Diego with Su-Mei Yu

For as long as she can remember, Su-Mei Yu’s dream was to leave her home in Thailand to come to America. So, when the opportunity arose at the age of 15, she seized it.

Vannak Prum of Cambodia was trafficked onto a Thai fishing boat and forced to work for three years before he escaped by jumping overboard. He was honored at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday as the U.S. issued its annual report on human trafficking around the world.

Illegal Fishing, Molotov Cocktails, A Daring Escape

Vannak Prum was forced to work on a Thai fishing boat for three years before he escaped by jumping overboard. With little oversight, rogue captains buy men like Prum from traffickers and use them to plunder the fishing grounds of surrounding nations. One expert calls it "a perfect storm of slavery and environmental degradation."

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