Fishing for men : trafficking and slavery on the high seas

This is what modern day slavery looks like – men from impoverished Southeast Asian countries are promised lucrative jobs on the high seas, but they end up working on deep-sea fishing vessels. Human rights abuses are rife on these boats – which catch high-value artisanal fish such as bluefin tuna an...

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Main Authors: Cheong, Danson Jingfu, D'cruz, Theodora Theresa, Liang, Annabelle Yanting
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Format: Final Year Project
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Published: 2014
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-598552019-12-10T13:31:38Z Fishing for men : trafficking and slavery on the high seas Cheong, Danson Jingfu D'cruz, Theodora Theresa Liang, Annabelle Yanting Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Hedwig Alfred DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism This is what modern day slavery looks like – men from impoverished Southeast Asian countries are promised lucrative jobs on the high seas, but they end up working on deep-sea fishing vessels. Human rights abuses are rife on these boats – which catch high-value artisanal fish such as bluefin tuna and swordfish – some of which end up on Singapore’s dinner plates. These long-haul boats can remain at sea for three years, and the men are often subject to long working hours, physical abuse, and a lack of proper medical attention and nutrition. These men, from countries such as Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam, are trafficked onto boats that berth in Singapore and other ports overseas, and Singapore agencies are involved in their deployment. Combatting this cross-border problem in Singapore is difficult because trafficking is not outlawed in the country. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2014-05-16T02:11:00Z 2014-05-16T02:11:00Z 2014 2014 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59855 en Nanyang Technological University 31 p. application/pdf application/pdf
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Fishing for men : trafficking and slavery on the high seas
description This is what modern day slavery looks like – men from impoverished Southeast Asian countries are promised lucrative jobs on the high seas, but they end up working on deep-sea fishing vessels. Human rights abuses are rife on these boats – which catch high-value artisanal fish such as bluefin tuna and swordfish – some of which end up on Singapore’s dinner plates. These long-haul boats can remain at sea for three years, and the men are often subject to long working hours, physical abuse, and a lack of proper medical attention and nutrition. These men, from countries such as Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam, are trafficked onto boats that berth in Singapore and other ports overseas, and Singapore agencies are involved in their deployment. Combatting this cross-border problem in Singapore is difficult because trafficking is not outlawed in the country.
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D'cruz, Theodora Theresa
Liang, Annabelle Yanting
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