Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a ...

Taiwan’s distant-water fishing fleet is one of the largest in the world, with more than a thousand vessels. Crews report widespread human rights abuses and illegal fishing practices.

Taiwan shared progress in improving human rights in the fishing sector at the "Taiwan-US Bilateral Consultation on Fishery Labor Rights and Benefits" September 04, 2022 10:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time ...

TAIPEI — Taiwan's lucrative fishing industry has come under fire for subjecting its migrant workforce to forced labor and other abuses, contrasting with the government's promotion of ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A new paper has been published this week detailing the human rights abuses of workers on board Taiwanese coastal and deep water fishing industry vessels. The 20-page Human ...

Commercial fishing boat owners in Taiwan, one of the world's biggest seafood exporters, face strict rules and potential fines under a new law aimed at preventing overfishing and protecting migrant ...

Representatives from Human Rights for Migrant Fishers, a coalition of NGOs, demand greater responsibility from Taiwan’s authorities during the International Workshop on Strategies for Combating ...

In this vein, the Taiwan government has adopted the Action Plan for Fisheries and Human Rights, and various guidelines are being drafted in a manual for operators of deep-sea fishing vessels and ...

Taiwan's lucrative fishing industry has come under fire for subjecting its migrant workforce to forced labour and other abuses, contrasting with the government's promotion of the democratic island ...

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (AP) — Commercial fishing boat owners in Taiwan, one of the world's biggest seafood exporters, face strict rules and potential fines under a new law aimed ...

World Rampant fishing industry abuses dull Taiwan's rights record. By. AFP. Published. May 12, 2021 ...