Dossier
global fishing industry
Coverage of global fishing industry in the Nexus archive.
- Indonesian migrant fishers hooked by false promises, reeled into slavery on high seas
Indonesian migrant fishers are being lured by false promises of well-paying jobs aboard foreign fishing vessels, only to face abuse and exploitation at sea. Indonesia is a major source of labor for the global fishing industry, with many workers recruited online for foreign-flagged ships without proper information about their rights.