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This article also highlights the human-trafficking happening on these illegal fleets. Disturbing intersection of inhumane practices.
by causal 3y ago
This article also highlights the human-trafficking happening on these illegal fleets. Disturbing intersection of inhumane practices.
- CalRobert 3y agoSlavery, presumably?
- kridsdale1 3y agoApparently the vast majority of crews on normal legal global logistics shipping vessels are Phillipino. I wonder how many of the Chinese shark-murder slaver vessels are too.
- TomK32 3y agoThe Global Slavery Index has estimates and as the article about China's fleets mentions North Korea, that hellish pit is obviously on #1 with >10% of the population in modern slavery https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/methodology/methodology-content/#prevalence https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/methodology/me...
- guyomes 3y agoThe Association for Professional Observers maintains a list of observer deaths and disappearances [1] that is also disturbing. [1]: https://www.apo-observers.org/observer-safety/misses/ https://www.apo-observers.org/observer-safety/misses/