The ”Blood and Water” report released by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) highlights the problem of human rights violations at sea – including forced labour, debt bondage, physical and sexual abuse, unsanitary living conditions, insufficient food and water, and outrightRead full article EJF report shines a light on slavery at sea
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Liberty Shares hopes to use tech to combat sea slavery
By using existing technology, including satellites and artificial intelligence, the anti-trafficking organization Liberty Shared hopes to help identify ship vessels engaged in illegal activities, spanning from unlawful fishing to forced labour and other human rights violations. “As global fish stocksRead full article Liberty Shares hopes to use tech to combat sea slavery
Major tuna brands needs to step up anti- slavery efforts, report says
According to a report published by the Businesses & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), an international corporate watchdog, only four of the world’s 35 largest tuna retail brands said they conducted due diligence with the specific aim of uncovering modernRead full article Major tuna brands needs to step up anti- slavery efforts, report says
USA: House hearing on the international seafood industry
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife has held an oversight hearing to shed light on the illegal seafood trade and its violations of human rights. The hearing provided a good overview of the various issues andRead full article USA: House hearing on the international seafood industry
Director hopes his film will warn people of sea slavery
Many of the men who end up as slaves or semi-slaves on fishing fleets in international waters have been conned into the situation by unscrupulous employment agencies who are paid handsomely to provide fishing boats with crew members. With hisRead full article Director hopes his film will warn people of sea slavery
Widespread slavery in the Myanmar fishing industry
Europe is currently in talks with Myanmar to increase seafood imports from this South-East Asian country, but voices have been raised against it since reliable sources have indicated that slavery is still widespread within the Myanmar shrimp industry. Background Myanmar,Read full article Widespread slavery in the Myanmar fishing industry
Investigative journalist chronicles the lawless high seas
In his new book “The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys across the last untamed frontier”, investigative journalist Ian Urbina writes about the proliference of slavery, overfishing and human trafficking on the high seas. In many ways, international waters is a parallel worldRead full article Investigative journalist chronicles the lawless high seas
Patima´s tireless fight against sea slavery
Ghost Fleet is a documentary about slavery in the Thai fishing industry; a film that grew out of a smaller piece that Shannon Service – the documentary´s co-director – did for NPR back in 2012. Ghost Fleet tells the taleRead full article Patima´s tireless fight against sea slavery