supply chain, has failed to address the
issue off its coasts and its ports.
The U.S. is pushing levers all over the world, funding projects, and running campaigs to combat forced labor in fishing. But then there’s no political will to sort it out domestically” he said. To date, there has been few efforts tby legislators to improve protections for foreign fishermen. In 2017, after the Associated Press reported on the conditions of 700 longline fishing workers without visas who were confined to vessels in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi Senator Mazie Hirono, introduced a bill, co-sponsored by Senator Brian Schats that would have created a visa category for foreign crewmembers employed on Hawaiʻi baed longline fishing vessels, but the bill never got out of committee. The ITF is advocating for changes to U.S.
The U.S. is pushing levers all over the world, funding projects, and running campaigs to combat forced labor in fishing. But then there’s no political will to sort it out domestically” he said. To date, there has been few efforts tby legislators to improve protections for foreign fishermen. In 2017, after the Associated Press reported on the conditions of 700 longline fishing workers without visas who were confined to vessels in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi Senator Mazie Hirono, introduced a bill, co-sponsored by Senator Brian Schats that would have created a visa category for foreign crewmembers employed on Hawaiʻi baed longline fishing vessels, but the bill never got out of committee. The ITF is advocating for changes to U.S.
laws, better government oversight
and enforcement, and is looking into
ways West Coast inspectors can better
monitor conditions for fishing vessel
workers including gaining access to
boats to be able to speak with the
crews.
The United 6 continue to speak out to raise awareness as they seek accountability, ustice, and reforms that will protect foreign fishing vessel workers. The government has not provied an update on the status of the investigation onr whether any charges will be filed.
To find out more about the case of the Unted 6 you can visit: https://linktr.ee.justiceforunited6.
The complete story can be found in the April issue of The Dispatcher
The United 6 continue to speak out to raise awareness as they seek accountability, ustice, and reforms that will protect foreign fishing vessel workers. The government has not provied an update on the status of the investigation onr whether any charges will be filed.
To find out more about the case of the Unted 6 you can visit: https://linktr.ee.justiceforunited6.
The complete story can be found in the April issue of The Dispatcher
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