Taiwan said Thursday it will spend more than Tw$2 billion ($68.5 million) to improve the welfare of foreigners working in its fishing industry, which has been accused of widespread abuse of migrants.
The island operates the world's second-largest deep-sea fishing fleet, with boats spending months -- and sometimes years -- crossing remote oceans to supply the seafood that ends up on our supermarket shelves.
Premier Su Tseng-chang, who announced the funding for the "fishing industry and human rights action plan" passed by Taiwan's cabinet Thursday, said that it aims to improve the working conditions of migrant fishermen. The monthly basic salary for foreign crew will be raised to $550 from $450 from July, in the first pay hike in five years.Authorities also vowed to boost inspection rates of longline fishing boats, currently at less than 10 percent, to 100 percent "to resolve the problems at the root", according to the statement.
The Da Wang became the focus of attention by rights activists and prosecutors in 2019 following the death of an Indonesian crew member after he was allegedly hit in the head by the first officer.
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