︱Road to Migrant Fishers’ Rights
products to establish an international mechanism for fighting FOCs engaged
in IUU fishing and exploitative labor practices.
Under existing legislation, FOCs can be required to undergo customs,
immigration, plant and animal, security, IUU catch, and navigational safety
inspections when they arrive in port. The only exception is human rights
and there is currently no legal basis for conducting labor inspections; the
legal basis for imposing additional labor conditions during investment
review and approvals is also too weak. The Executive Yuan should therefore
be proactive in amending the relevant legislation to ensure that a sound
legal basis is put into place.
On November 30, 2021, member Wang Mei-yu gave a report on FOC vessels and brokerage
management during the press conference for the release of the NHRC Foreign Fishermen’s Human
Rights Special Report.
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