Nine people who worked on board the distant water fishing vessel Da Wang, have been indicted on charges relating to forced labor and physical abuse. The vessel captain, first mate, and seven others were charged by Taiwan’s Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office for their suspected involvement in the abuse of 20 Indonesian and Filipino workers. Prosecutors allege that the migrant fishers were beaten and forced to work up to 20 hours a day. It is also alleged that some Muslim employees were given no choice but to eat pork, which is strictly prohibited by their religion.
"The issues outlined in the LA Times piece are reflective of broader concerns that civil society has with the direction that the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has taken under the leadership of Secretary-General Michael Lodge. The ISA has a mandate to protect the seabed and to regulate any future deep sea mining industry, yet it seems they are only focused on the launch of a new destructive global extractive industry. The conservation aspect of their mandate has been all but ignored."
It’s time for politicians to stop being influenced by Big Oil’s money and reject any future campaign contributions. They can also provide real assistance to those who are suffering the most from these skyrocketing gasoline prices by donating an amount equal to any past contributions to charity.
The collective voice of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil can be heard loudly and clearly: Stop the Amazon destruction and violence against the Guardians of the Forest!
The high seas. For the uninitiated, a mere mention of the phrase throws up images of a vast never-ending expanse of pristine blue waters. For those who have been paying attention, we know this vast expanse is far from pristine - threatened as it is by a toxic cocktail of climate change, plastic pollution, and the potential threat of deep-sea mining. Add to this mix the wildly destructive practices involved in high seas commercial fishing and you know we’ve got a recipe for disaster.
DETER data shows massive increase for deforestation in February
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