The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has again included Taiwan-caught fish in its List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor. Taiwan was first listed in the DOL s report in 2020 after several investigations and reports by Greenpeace East Asia, Greenpeace South East Asia, and other civil society monitoring organizations confirmed the existence of systemic forced labor in the Taiwanese fishing industry. The Taiwanese government has taken incremental steps to address the issue, which have so far failed to disrupt the practice.
On April 10, 2019, a fishing vessel known as Da Wang left Taiwan to sail out into distant waters in search of tuna. Two months into the voyage, a disturbance occurred: the first mate reportedly beat one of the crew members so badly that he died from his injuries. The following year, another crew member […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Investigation finds suspected human rights abuse by suppliers of major US and Taiwanese seafood company – Greenpeace – Greenpeace International foreignaffairs.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from foreignaffairs.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Taipei, Sept. 1 (CNA) Global campaigning network Greenpeace published a new investigative report on Thursday, detailing suspected illegal fishing and human rights abuses by suppliers of major United States seafood brand Bumble Bee and its owner, Taiwanese tuna trader FCF.