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Taiwan abuses foreign workers ― a serious problem! The entry or reentry "international workers" are "foreign laborers", mostly
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★ LaborRights.org, 2022-4-7 (laborrights.org/publications/comments-concerning-ranking-taiwan-united-states-department-state-2022-trafficking):
In 2022, the SWG finds that Taiwan should be downgraded to Tier 2 due to the government’s failure to meet the minimum standards as set forth in the TVPA, particularly in the following key areas: (1) failure to systematically identify trafficking victims; (2) inherent risks of human trafficking in the current employment system for migrant workers; (3) failure to regulate recruitment agencies and practices; (4) an impractical human trafficking law that prevents prosecution; and (5) and limited and ineffective partnerships with local and international NGOs.
Due to the existence of several policies that discriminate against migrant workers and provide insufficient protection, the migrant worker population has long been considered one of the most vulnerable groups in Taiwan. Most workers in Taiwan, regardless of their nationality, are protected by the Labor Standard Act (2020). However, migrant fishers working on Taiwanese distant water fishing vessels, as well as migrant domestic workers, have been left out by this law and are given fewer legal protections. Compared with nationals, these workers are at a much higher risk of forced labor and human trafficking. Despite NGOs’ reporting and the media coverage on migrant workers being abused and exploited, the Taiwanese government has taken a relatively passive attitude towards ensuring their rights and prosecuting those involved in exploiting these workers
The government officials only consider superficial
indicators of human trafficking and do not review potential trafficking in
persons cases in-depth and holistically. As a
result, cases of suspected forced labor or human trafficking are labeled as mere
labor disputes between employers and employees...
PROSECUTION : These numbers seem
impossibly low
| Year/Type of trafficking | Sex trafficking | Labor exploitation |
| 2017 | 108 | 37 |
| 2018 | 95 | 38 |
| 2019 | 111 | 32 |
| 2020 | 130 | 29 |
| 2021 | 80 | 18 |
★ The GreenPeace Org., 2022-9-29:
Taiwan-caught fish once again on Department of Labor's (DOL) List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor,which sends a solid alarm to the Taiwanese government and the distant water fishing industry. Although Taiwan made some commitments, it's far from enough to change this current system that is seemingly designed to exploit people and our ocean. Some fisher was reportedly beaten and threatened with knives onboard a vessel, while others reported having only four hours of sleep a day on a different vessel. greenpeace.org/usa/news/taiwan-caught-fish-once-again-on-department-of-labors-dol-list-of-goods-produced-by-child-labor-or-forced-labor/
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nGreenPeace,
2022-4-25:
The high seas fishing industry uses
cost-cutting and illegal fishing
tactics, forced labor, and other
human rights abuses to stay
profitable.
To
prevent such tragedy from happening
again, Taiwan must amend its related
laws and regulations and conduct
port inspections on both
Taiwanese-owned and -flagged, as
well as Taiwanese-owned and Flag Of
Convenience vessels. In particular,
Taiwan should ensure its laws and
regulations are in line with the
International Labour Organisation’s
C-188 convention, set minimum
working standards for all fishers,
and conduct law-binding labor
inspections in its ports.
greenpeace.org/international/press-release/53401/nine-indicted-abusing-crew-taiwan-fishing-vessel-dawang/
nCTS
News
(華視)
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2022-10-2:Taiwanese
fishing goods have been included in the list of goods produced by child labor or
forced labor like XinJiang cotton and blood diamonds. Some fishing vessels
are "convenient vessel" (registered in some Pacific island country to avoid some
restrictions) which are associated with illegal boats, and not only those
vessels made mistakes. The workers accused the captain of beating and
electrocuting the crew members, and even an Indonesian worker died for that.
Some foreign media named Taiwan's fish-catch as "sweaty seafood";
A migrant worker accuses that his boss hits their back-neck, kicks them, even throws them a
sharp-point object...
they sleep 3 hours per day, have no enough food to eat...
youtube.com/watch?v=883RKbiz6X0 nSeaFoodSource, 2020-10-1: Taiwan had largely overlooked the rights of migrant fishers - immigrant workers with an average of just 2 to 3 hours sleep. If no fish were caught, they were forced to work up to 34 hours straight. ...experienced beatings from his captain, and at times, from fellow crew members who were ordered to do so by the captain ... also witnessed the deaths of fellow migrant fishers from abusive working conditions, their bodies wrapped up and stored in the freezer or thrown into the sea.That lack of oversight, is part of why laborers still often face human rights abuses. seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/us-includes-taiwan-on-forced-labor-list-due-to-fishing-industry-abuses |
