︱Road to Migrant Fishers’ Rights
On November 27, 2020, NHRC Chairperson Chen Chu and other commissioners inspected the
Taiwan Seamen and Fishermen’s Service Center in Kaohsiung. They were accompanied by the
Deputy Minister of the Council of Agriculture, Chen Tian-shou, as well as officials from the Fisheries
Agency and Kaohsiung City Marine Bureau (KCMB). During the visit, the Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church (PCT), Joshua Chen briefed the officials on the Center’s efforts to protect the rights of foreign
fishermen. Pastor Chen has been a long-time advocate of migrant fishers’ rights.
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