leads to dissatisfaction among the fishers. TSSFA Secretary-General Shih elaborated on the association's efforts to promote work-hours recording. The association recognizes that keeping records of work and rest hours is an essential human rights benchmark for fishers. However, the current primary purpose of recording work hours is to preserve evidence. “It’s to prepare for potential complaints or lawsuits, which feels excessively forward-thinking.” The association has designed a work-hour record book for its members, where each crew member has a detailed form requiring signatures. Shih expressed concern that filling out forms for 10 or 20 names on each sheet will exhaust flexibility, leading to falsified records just to go through the motions. He hopes to find a method that is both effective for preserving evidence and practical to use.46 v. Salary and Compensation The minimum wage for migrant fishers employed under overseas contracts is specified in Article 6 of the Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members47, as NHRC (January 6, 2023). “Actions and Dialogues on Human Rights Issues of Migrant Fishers: Stakeholder Forum,” Meeting Record with the TSSFA. 47 Article 6 of the Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members: “The employment contract signed between the distant water fisheries operator and the foreign crew member in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 1 shall include the following: (1) The validity period of the contract. (2) Items, amount, and means of payment of the cost or expenses to the foreign crew member. The monthly wage of the foreign crew member shall not be less than the amount as stipulated by the competent authority. (3) The distant water fisheries operator shall take out the accident, medical, and life insurance for the foreign crew member during the term of the employment contract, where the coverage of pay-as-you-go in the medical insurance shall not be less than three hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars and the insured amount of the life insurance shall not be less than 1.5 million New Taiwan Dollars. In case of failing to take out the insurances as required, insufficient insurance coverage, or failing to acquire a sufficient claim from an insurer, the distant water fisheries operator shall bear the loss or indemnity. (4) In case that any foreign crew member suffers from injuries or sickness in the performance of duty, the distant water fisheries operator shall arrange immediate medical treatment and shall pay the medical fees and other related expenses. (5) In case that any foreign crew member suffers from injuries or sickness not in the 46 51

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