<p>(Washington, D.C.)&nbsp; -- The Government of Thailand&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/media-center/14/52944-Thailand-will-not-recruit-prisoners-to-work--on-fi.html" target="_blank">announced last week</a>&nbsp;that it will scrap a proposed project to recruit prisoners to work on Thai fishing boats.</p>