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Report highlights modern slave labour in Pacific fishing industry
A new report has found that fishing companies operating in the Pacific are doing little to stop slavery on their boats. The tuna industry in particular is rife with allegations of modern slavery in its supply chains, with few protections for workers against forced labour.
The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre report,
All at sea: An evaluation of company efforts to address modern slavery in Pacific supply chains of canned tuna, surveyed dozens of the world’s largest canned tuna brands. It concluded that while more than four in five have published statements on human rights, this “doesn’t translate” into efforts to end slavery.
Call for govt to act amid allegations against Fiji shipping giant rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Apr 01, 2021 02:07:09 PM An international organisation is calling for the suspension of the Goundar Shipping Services license amid allegations of falsified safety documentation. This after the International Transport Workers Federation received information indicating that the company may have registered the MV Lomaiviti Princess III 14 meters shorter than its actual size. It is also alleged that the ship is also 2.431 lower gross tonnages when Goundar brought it to Fiji under the name MV Queen of Chilliwack. International Transport Workers Federation inspector Sarah Maguire said the ferry has likely not received the critical maintenance required for a vessel of its size. Maguire said the vessel is not staffed with a crew of required skill and experience according to Fijian regulations and international rules.
One of Fiji s largest shipping companies has been accused of falsifying safety documents amid police investigations into human trafficking and rights violations.
The Fijian authorities are being urged to investigate the latest allegations of falsified documentation and passenger and maritime worker safety at Goundar Shipping Limited.
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Photo: Facebook/Goundar Shipping Limited
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) allege their investigations had revealed that Goundar Shipping s ferries have likely not received critical maintenance required nor have they been staffed with crew of required skill and experience, according to Fijian regulations and international rules .
ITF inspector Sarah Maguire told RNZ Pacific passengers and workers may be in life-threatening danger aboard the company s vessels.