Labor abuse on fishing vessels widespread, with China topping list of offenders, report says
- A new report by the Financial Transparency Coalition reveals that nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels around the world have been involved in hazardous forced work conditions similar to slavery. The report highlights the lack of transparency and regulatory oversight that hampers the identification of those responsible for the abuses at sea.
- China's distant water fleet, which dominates fishing on the high seas, is flagged as the most frequent offender, followed by vessels from Russia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, and South Korea. The seafood industry, often operating hundreds of miles from land, has escaped scrutiny due to limited government regulation and the use of flags of convenience by offending vessels.
- The report identifies two Chinese companies, ZheJiang Hairong Ocean Fisheries Co. and Pingtan Marine Enterprises, as the worst offenders, while a state-owned company, China National Fisheries Corp., also has vessels accused of human rights violations. Measures to address the issue, such as the planned expansion of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program in the U.S., have been abandoned.
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Forced sea labor: Chinese companies worst offenders, study finds
In the most comprehensive attempt to date, a new report has worked to identify companies operating nearly 500 vessels where workers face hazardous, forced conditions sometimes likened to slavery. A quarter of the suspected ships belong to China.
China leads list of labor abusers, sometimes akin to slavery, detected on fishing vessels worldwide
MIAMI (AP) — Hazardous, forced work conditions sometimes akin to slavery have been detected on nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels around the world, but identifying those responsible for abuses at sea is hampered by a lack of transparency and regulatory oversight, a new report concluded. The research by the Financial Transparency Coalition, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that tracks illicit money flows, is the most comprehensi…
China leads list of labor abusers, sometimes akin to slavery, detected on fishing vessels worldwide
A new report has identified nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels where workers face hazardous, forced conditions sometimes akin to slavery. The research by the Washington, D.C.-based Financial Transparency Coalition is the most comprehensive attempt to date to identify the vessels…
China leads list of labor abusers, sometimes akin to slavery, detected on fishing vessels worldwide
Hazardous, forced work conditions sometimes akin to slavery have been detected on nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels around the world, but identifying those responsible for abuses at sea is hampered by a lack of transparency and regulatory oversight, a new report concluded.
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