Ministry reiterated its policies for managing foreign workers hired domestically before and after their entry into Taiwan. Additionally, the Ministry reviewed its involvement in assessing recruitment agencies, a measure aligned with the Action Plan. (3) Employment registration Once recruitment by an agency is successful, according to Article 23 of the Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members, the shipowner must, within 30 days of the foreign fisher boarding the vessel at a foreign port, submit the crew member’s information to a fishery association for verification and assistance in registering in the Fisheries Management Information System. 28 This data is passed on to the governing authority for final Article 23 of the Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members: “Within 30 days after a foreign crew member is employed and embarks at a foreign port, or before a foreign crew member departs from the Republic of China with the fishing vessel after the entry via aircraft for employment, the distant water fisheries operator shall fill in and submit the list of employed or changed foreign crew members (fill in Appendix 2 for overseas employment; fill in Appendix 3 for any foreign crew member entering the Republic of China for employment), together with the electronic file, to the fishery association(s) or the fishermen’s association(s) for registration in the Fisheries Management Information System. The following documents shall be submitted as well to the fishery association(s) or the fishermen’s association(s) for verification and subsequent delivery to the competent authority for permission: (1) A copy of the passport of each foreign crew member. In the case a foreign crew member is employed under a fisheries cooperation agreement and works on a fishing vessel operating within the exclusive economic zone of the foreign country party to the agreement, a copy of the passport is not required. (2) For ordinary crew, a copy of the Crew Identification issued by his/her home country shall be provided; for officers, a copy of the Certificate of Fishing Vessel Officer issued by his/her home country shall be provided. (3) For any foreign crew member embarking at a foreign port, a copy of the crew list validated and stamped by the port State or relevant documentary proof shall be enclosed. (4) A copy of the employment contract signed by the distant water fisheries operator and the foreign crew member. In the event that the distant water fisheries operator commissions an agent to conduct the employment, a copy of the commission contract signed between such operator and agent as well as a copy of the service contract signed between such agent and the foreign crew member shall be submitted as well. (5) A copy of documents proving the foreign crew member is insured. (6) Documentary proof that certifies the foreign crew member has passed the medical examination at the local medical institution of the country of his/her origin or the country of 28 34