Aside from urging the Executive Yuan to accelerate the establishment of the “Action Plan for Fisheries & Human Rights,” we also pushed the Fisheries Agency to amend all 12 articles of the Act to Govern Investment in the Operation of Foreign Flag Fishing Vessels ( 投 資 經 營 非 我 國 籍 漁 船 管 理 條 例 ), adding standards for fishing crew labor conditions on flag of convenience vessels, and banning investments in foreign flag fishing vessels involving forced labor. Our recommendations have been accepted; and amendments to the Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members ( 境外僱用非我國籍船員許可及管理辦法 ) were adopted in terms of stipulation of progressive salary raise and principles of direct payment, the eligibility of foreign agents, the management of local agents, and the need for inspection of labor rights in fisheries when fishing vessels enter a domestic fishing harbor. 7 First-time international cooperation on human rights as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) The representative offices of the UK, France, the US, Germany, the EU, and Indonesia in Taiwan regularly visit us for exchanging opinions on various human rights issues and for promoting bilateral institutional exchange on human rights. In September 2022 the French Office in Taipei (Bureau Français de Taipei) and the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères, MEAE) assigned the Expertise France to send a human rights expert to Taiwan for providing professional consultation service helping the NHRIs of Taiwan and France to develop a dialogue mechanism, and seeking opportunities for multilateral collaboration. The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) highly recognizes Taiwan’s democracy and cares about Taiwan’s human rights development over time. After the establishment of the NHRC, we have held numbers of webinars and high-level dialogues for sharing APF’s experience in operation and development regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic. National Human Rights Commission 2022 Annual Report 13