Fishing for men : trafficking and slavery on the high seas

• 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
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59855
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...