(2) Inspection intensity and goals
Currently, labor inspections of distant water fisheries do not include
occupational safety and health inspections, as the Fisheries Agency has not
been granted authority similar to that of the Bureau of Industrial Parks
under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Consequently, the Fisheries
Agency is limited to inspecting the labor conditions of foreign crew
members, akin to the labor inspections conducted by local labor authorities
under their jurisdiction. These inspections are governed by the Regulations
on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign
Crew Members, authorized under Article 26 of the Act for Distant Water
Fisheries. Occupational safety and health inspections and labor inspections
for coastal and inshore fisheries remain the responsibility of labor
authorities or labor inspection agencies specifically authorized under the
Labor Inspection Act. This division of duties reflects the separation
between labor inspections of fisheries and broader workplace safety
regulations.
In a report on Taiwan's “Occupational Safety and Health Protection
Policies for Fisheries,” OSHA explicitly stated that to prevent occupational
hazards and protect the safety and health of workers, Taiwan has enacted
the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which applies to all industries,
including fisheries. Fishery workers are also protected under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act. However, the act operates under the
principle of territoriality. Therefore, foreign crew members employed and
operating overseas are primarily governed by the Act for Distant Water
Fisheries and related regulations. The Occupational Safety and Health Act
applies to domestic fishing vessels. Inspections for these vessels are
conducted by labor inspection agencies when vessels are engaged in
loading, unloading, hoisting, or maintenance operations while docked. For
distant water fishing vessels, which fall under the jurisdiction of the
Fisheries Agency, fisheries labor inspectors travel to foreign ports to carry
out labor inspections under the Act for Distant Water Fisheries. This dual
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