On November 30, 2021, Commissioner Chi Hui-jung gave a report on forced labor at sea during the press conference for the release of the NHRC Foreign Fishermen’s Human Rights Special Report. government capacity to investigate distant water fishing vessels and having no legal basis for conducting labor inspections of FOCs. ❶ Rapid identification of forced labor Previous investigation reports by the Control Yuan noted that some cases of foreign fishermen subjected to exploitative labor practices were identified as human trafficking for "forced labor” while some were treated as “labor dispute.” The 11 indicators set out in the ILO Forced Labour Convention (C-029) are generally used internationally as the criteria for determining forced labor22. Even though these 11 indicators have now been incorporated into the identification criteria used in Taiwan, further improvements are needed in how they are applied in practice. 22. T he 11 indicators are: the abuse of vulnerability, deception, restriction of movement, isolation, physical and sexual violence, intimidation and threats, retention of identity documents, withholding of wages, debt bondage, abusive working and living conditions, and excessive overtime. 099