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Fishers Report Malpractices in Taiwanese Flagged Fishing Vessels in Cape Town, South Africa

Through Fr Rico Talisic, Stella Maris South Africa believes that migrant fishers on board Taiwanese fishing vessels should receive the right wages, and get better treatment, working, and living conditions. He assumed that their basic human rights were respected. In fact, he had met several times with representatives of the Taiwanese Consulate, vessel owners, vessel managers, and local agents to discuss migrant fishing issues. Despite this, he was shocked to hear some grievances that undermined