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Rampant fishing industry abuses dull Taiwan s rights record
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13/05/2021 - 05:03 Taiwan operates the second largest longline fishing fleet in the world, but those who work on its vessels paint a grim picture of punishing work hours, docked pay, months without family contact, regular beatings, and even death at sea Sam Yeh AFP 5 min
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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 as a regional human rights beacon.
Taiwan operates the second largest longline fishing fleet in the world with boats spending months and sometimes years crossing remote oceans to supply the seafood that ends up on our supermarket shelves.
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