Recent in-depth studies have described and analysed severe cases of forced labour and human trafficking in the fisheries sector…
Caught at sea : forced labour and trafficking in fisheries – International Labour Organization
Recent in-depth studies have described and analysed severe cases of forced labour and human trafficking in the fisheries sector. Whereas the fisheries sector counts among the most important economic sectors providing food security and employment worldwide, these studies reveal that, on board fishing vessels, fishers – many of them migrant workers – are subjected to extreme forms of human rights abuses, including forced labour and human trafficking.