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Control Yuan orders improvement in migrant fishermen management
05/11/2021 10:35 PM
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Taipei, May 11 (CNA) Taiwan s top government watchdog body demanded Tuesday that the Ministry of Labor (MOL) improve how it manages migrant fishermen engaged in coastal fishing, after failing to respond to a case last year when a labor broker was found to have allegedly engaged in human trafficking.
A total of 11,343 migrant fishermen are employed as fishermen in Taiwan s exclusive economic zone, and the MOL is in charge of managing their hiring and dealing with cases of mistreatment or abuse, Control Yuan member Wang Mei-yu (王美玉) said Tuesday at a press briefing.
Control Yuan urges action on human rights of FOC boat crew members
05/10/2021 01:58 PM
Wang Mei-yu (right). CNA file photo
Taipei, May 10 (CNA) The Control Yuan on Monday called on the Cabinet and several government agencies to address the issue of human rights violations on Taiwanese fishing vessels flying a flag of convenience (FOC).
In making the call, the Control Yuan, the watchdog arm of the government, noted that there have been several international reports about violence and exploitation of migrant crew members on Taiwanese FOC vessels.
These include Greenpeace reports and the U.S. State Department s annual Trafficking in Persons Report, Control Yuan member Wang Mei-yu (王美玉) said at a press conference.