︱Road to Migrant Fishers’ Rights labor. The third session looked at issues with transnational brokers, and for the last session NGOs, the Indonesian Economic and Trade Office in Taipei, and brokers were brought together to discuss how to ensure that wages were paid directly to foreign fishermen instead of having to pass through Taiwanese brokers then the brokers in their home country first. Bypassing the brokers would prevent exploitation by intermediaries or wage deductions. Substantive and practical recommendations were also proposed in the special report. • The unusual nature of maritime labor Fishery operations are deeply influenced by the weather and sea state, and differences in fish species, fishing methods and fishery environments, meaning that the working hours and conditions can be very different as well. Research by Lin Liang-jung, Wang Han-wei et al.10 found that the basic difference between maritime labor and terrestrial labor was in their place of work. Fishermen working on ships spend extended periods of time in an isolated environment. The long periods spent at sea meant extended separation from their families and society. Manpower constraints aboard 10. Lin, L.J., and Wang, H.W., (2016) “The legal mechanism and employment policies for the crew of fishing vessels - with discussion on labor protection of Japanese crew of fishing vessels” , Taiwan the Law of the Sea Review, Issue 24, p.6~7. Lin, L.J., (2011.08), “Specificity of maritime labor issues and protection of rights: Additional discussion on regulation and impact of the 2006 MLC established by ILO”, Journal of New Perspectives on Law, Issue 31, p.6. 046