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Indonesian fishers face slavery on Chinese vessels off West Africa

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Indonesian migrant fishers are being exploited and subjected to slavery-like conditions on Chinese-flagged fishing vessels operating off the coast of West Africa. These workers are often recruited online with false promises and are not adequately informed of their rights, leaving them vulnerable to systemic abuse, including long working hours, lack of rest, and physical violence. The NGO report highlights that such mistreatment is widespread within the Chinese distant-water fishing fleet in the region. AI

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Indonesian fishers face slavery on Chinese vessels off West Africa

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Indonesian migrant fishers hooked by false promises, reeled into slavery on high seas

    Lured by promises of good money working aboard a foreign fishing vessel, Akhmad left Indonesia and headed out to sea, enduring months of abuse and exploitation while being cut off from the world. Indonesia is one of the top contributors of labour for the global fishing industry w…

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