In 2023, the Fisheries Agency referred seven suspected human trafficking cases to local prosecutors, the National Immigration Agency (NIA), the Coast Guard Administration, and the Criminal Investigation Bureau for investigation. Legal amendments passed in 2023 have increased penalties for human trafficking crimes. Prosecutors’ offices now include local fisheries and labor authorities in anti-human trafficking task forces. Relevant agencies will hold at least one anti-human trafficking training session annually to strengthen frontline officers’ sensitivity to identifying trafficking cases. 3. Handle complaints The Fisheries Agency periodically convenes the “Rights Complaints Discussion Panel for Foreign Crew Members Employed Abroad,” inviting representatives from the MOJ, the MOL, the NIA, the Seafarer and Fishermen Service Center, and experts. From 2020 to 2023, a total of 266 complaints were received from civil organizations. The MOL’s 1955 hotline received 277 complaints regarding the rights of foreign crew members employed abroad. 4. Promote CCTV installation on vessels The Fisheries Agency subsidizes the installation of CCTV systems on distant water fishing vessels, providing between NT$130,000 and NT$150,000 per vessel. Subsidies have been provided for 282 vessels as of the end of 2023. On October 4, 2023, the “Regulations for the Installation and Management of Video Surveillance Systems on Distant Water Fishing Vessels” were issued. Full implementation is expected by the end of June 2025, ensuring that onboard work conditions are continuously recorded. (5) Strengthening the Management of FOC Fishing Vessels 1. Ensuring equal labor conditions: In 2022, legal reform led to restrictions on investment prohibiting Taiwanese nationals from investing in foreign fishing vessels involved in forced labor. The amendments also mandated that labor conditions on FOC fishing vessels align with those on Taiwanese distant water fishing vessels. Employers must submit crew employment rosters to the authorities twice a year for 101