Wi-Fi Now for Fishers’ Rights
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The Wi-Fi Now for Fishers’ Rights! campaign is in collaboration with Global Labor Justice – International Labor Rights Forum (GLF-ILRF), Stella Maris Kaohsiung, FOSPI and the Taiwan Association for Human Rights. The campaign urges the Taiwanese government to make access to Wi-Fi a legal requirement on board all distant water fishing vessels in order to provide migrant fishers with better access to grievance mechanisms, and allow them to stay connected with their family and friends.
Allies pledge
As part of the Wi-Fi Now for Fishers’ Rights at Sea campaign, an Allies pledge has been put together demanding the Taiwanese government take action to ensure access to Wi-Fi is mandatory on board all fishing vessels.
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Wi-Fi for Fishers at Sea
Wi-Fi Available at Sea – but Not for Fishers
Wifi For Fisher At Sea
Many migrant fishers from Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnamworking in Taiwan’s distant water fleet are facing numerous human rightsabuses. The majority of these fishers don’t have access to Wi-Fi and so areunable to reach out for help or contact their family, leavin
Many migrant fishers from Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnamworking in Taiwan’s distant water fleet are facing numerous human rightsabuses. The majority of these fishers don’t have access to Wi-Fi and so areunable to reach out for help or contact their family, leaving them isolated atsea.
HRC has worked in collaboration with the Taiwan Association of HumanRights, Stella Maris Kaohsiung, and FospiDonggang Pingtung for GlobalLabor Justice – International Labor Rights Forum to create this report,“Wi-Fi for Fishers at Sea”. The report addresses how access to Wi-Fi willenable fishers to access grievance mechanisms and report any forms of abuse,allowing them to receive the appropriate support. This briefing constitutes oneof the first pieces of literature exploring international standards, laws andpractices with regard to Wi-Fi onboard commercial fishing vessels.
We are presenting this briefing to relevant governments andstakeholders in the hopes that access to Wi-Fi will be made a legal requirementonboard all fishing vessels. It is vital that governments work with the fishingindustry to put an end to the human rights abuses fishers face, ensuring thischange is implemented accordingly.
IMPROVING THE PROTECTION OF MIGRANT FISHERMEN IN THE TUNA SUPPLY CHAIN: A Case Study of Indonesian Fishermen on Taiwanese Distant Water Fishing Vessels Operating in the Pacific Ocean
