A new report has found hazardous work conditions similar to slavery on nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels worldwide. The report highlights the lack of transparency and regulatory oversight in identifying those responsible for the abuses. China, Russia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, and South Korea are among the countries accused of mistreatment of fishers.
Hazardous, forced work conditions sometimes akin to slavery have been detected on nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels around the world, but identifying those responsible for abuses at sea is hampered by a lack of transparency and regulatory oversight , a new report concluded. The research by the Financial Transparency Coalition , a Washington, D.C.
-based nonprofit organization that tracks illicit money flows, is the most comprehensive attempt to date to identify the companies operating vessels where tens of thousands of workers every year are estimated to be trapped in unsafe conditions. The report, published Wednesday, found that a quarter of vessels suspected of abusing workers are flagged to China, whose distant water fleet dominates fishing on the high seas, traditionally lawless areas beyond the jurisdiction of any single country. Vessels from Russia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea were also accused of mistreatment of fishers
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