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A conference on 2021 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report

Verantwortlicher Autor: Carlo Marino Rome, 07.07.2021, 12:03 Uhr
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Rome [ENA] On the day of publication of the 2021 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “This year’s Trafficking in Persons Report sends a strong message to the world that global crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and enduring discriminatory policies and practices, have a disproportionate effect on individuals already oppressed by other injustices.

These challenges further compound existing vulnerabilities to exploitation, including human trafficking. We must break this inhumane cycle of discrimination and injustices if we hope to one day eliminate human trafficking”. On July 8, 2021 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) / 9:30pm Taiwan Time, a Press Conference will take place whose topic is: Taiwan TIP Report 2021 - U.S. State Department Misses Opportunity to Incentivize Taiwan Government to Take Greater Action to Combat Human Trafficking in the Fishing Sector. The Conference Organizers are: Seafood Working Group (SWG), Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum (GLJ-ILRF), Greenpeace, Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC),

Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR), Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union (YMFU), Vietnamese Migrant Workers and Immigrants Office (VMWIO), Serve the People Association, Taoyuan (SPA), Stella Maris, Rerum Novarum Center, and The Garden of Hope Foundation. To follow the conference it’s possible to join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85201269052?pwd=Z2s0S205bXJqbFdaVkYvVC9sSkVLQT09 Meeting ID: 852 0126 9052 // Passcode: 143598 The U.S. State Department released its 2021 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report last Thursday, maintaining Taiwan at Tier 1 for the twelfth consecutive year despite alarms around human trafficking in the fishing industry.

According to the Conference Organizers, Taiwan’s distant water fishing industry has been incriminated in investigations and reports for labor trafficking. Taiwan is among the top 25 seafood producers worldwide, with an annual US$3 billion industry. Actually, the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report includes detailed evidence and examples of the shortcomings in addressing forced labor and human trafficking in the fishing sector. Maintaining Taiwan at Tier 1 - for the Conference organizers - represents a significant missed opportunity as this ranking has been widely regarded by Taiwanese NGOs as a barrier to incentivize the government to strengthen its anti-trafficking efforts in the fishing sector.

A strong civil society movement fighting for migrant fishers’ rights in Taiwan is in need of greater international attention and solidarity. The introduction of the Conference are by Kimberly Rogovin, Senior Seafood Campaign Coordinator, GLJ-ILRF & Mina Chiang, SWG Seafood Campaign Consultant, GLJ-ILRF. Lennon Wang, Director of Department of Policies on Migrant Workers, Serve the People Association, Taoyuan (SPA) , Allison Lee, Secretary-general of Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union (YMFU) and Yuton Lee, Campaigner, Greenpeace East Asia (Taipei) are going to comment the conference. There will be a Q&A with the media with featured Speakers: Lennon Wang, Director of Department of Policies on Migrant Workers, Serve the People Association,

Taoyuan (SPA). SPA is a local non-profit organization that aims to help grassroots workers and improve their living conditions. It concentrates on the disadvantaged groups, protects their human rights, as well as promoting the quality of the social welfare services in Taiwan. Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union (YMFU) was established in 2013 and is the first labor union formed by migrant workers in Taiwan. It provides individual assistance to workers, investigates labor issues, negotiates with employers, files complaints, and coordinates legal assistance.

Greenpeace East Asia focuses on forced labor and illegal fishing in Taiwan’s Distant Water Fisheries. Greenpeace has been advocating a traceable seafood supply chain, as well as safe and just working conditions of the workers that comply with international standards on human and labor rights. Yuton Lee is a campaigner for Greenpeace’s East Asian Ocean Project. She focuses on combating the drivers of marine ecosystem change and her current project targets illegal fishing and forced labor in Taiwan’s Distant Water Fisheries. She is based in Taipei.

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