The fishing industry remains one of the most profitable, valued at around $153bn annually. Overexploitation of coastal water resources and dwindling fish populations compel the industry to increase fishing efforts in the high seas, which often results in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. To sustain it, the industry often depends on a reliable workforce of cheap labour - mostly poor migrant fishers in Southeast Asia.
Through direct interviews, paper trail and corroborative information, Seabound: The Journey to Modern Slavery reveals a shady system of recruitment and how migrant fishers are unjustly paid.
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Disclaimer: All the following amateur clips were recorded on various fishing vessels unrelated to those mentioned in the video. SBMI provided these videos to Greenpeace Southeast Asia to demonstrate the typical situations these migrant fishers encountered.
Producers:
Arnaud Vittet
Godi Utama
Videographer/Editor...