WASHINGTON: A tuna fishing boat based in the Pacific Island of Fiji, which has been accused of enslaving his crew blocked on Wednesday from importing seafood in the United States, part of an increasing effort to keep forced work into the country.
Customs and Protection of the US border issued an order to stop any delivery in the American port of Hangton No.
112, Longliner who operated by China, after the agent determined there was credible evidence that the crew experienced the accuracy defined as standard international workers.
This is the latest in a series of orders like that targeting Asian fishing vessels in the middle of a report that the crew of most migrant workers who are vulnerable from poor countries experience terrible conditions by operators who travel further to the sea and for longer periods down at the whole world.
“Foreign fishing vessels such as Hangton No.
112 continue to attract migrant workers who are vulnerable to forced labor situations so that they can sell seafood under the market value, which threatens the livelihood of American fishermen, ” Commissioner of CBP acting Troy Miller said in a statement released In front of the order announcement.
“The CBP will continue to oppose the rough work of blood vessels by preventing the introduction of their seafood that is not harvested to the US market.
” CBP said his investigation found evidence that the Hangton 112 crew had wages that were incorrectly cut off them, their identity documents were taken and they were stored in “debt bonds, ” usually involve charging workers who are overformed in advance for travel and other costs And holding them up until they worked to pay if they worked to pay for May, the US blocked seafood imports from all Chinese companies whose authorities said the members of the forced crew were working in Cond such as slaves to the death of several Indonesian fishermen last year.
CBP Also put out orders for individual ships from Taiwan and elsewhere Documenting the conditions of harassment in Armad A Pacific Fisheries.
The operator denied the allegations at that time.
Advocates like Greenpeace said migrant workers, often from the Philippines and Indonesia, are very susceptible to rough labor conditions, with brokers often take wage pieces and ship operators and companies that force them to work for hours and bear brutal care, in one of the jobs Most dangerous, without road and there is no way to escape when at sea.
In recent years, the problem of unregulated fishing has obtained increased attention not only for rude treatment of workers but also damage made to the environment, economy throughout the world and food supply.
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