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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Hazardous, forced work conditions sometimes akin to slavery have been detected on nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels around the world, but identifying those responsible for abuses at sea is hampered by a lack of transparency and regulatory oversight, a new report concluded. World News | China Leads List of Labour Abusers, Sometimes Akin to Slavery, Detected on Fishing Vessels Worldwide.

In the most comprehensive attempt to date, a new report has worked to identify companies operating nearly 500 vessels where workers face hazardous, forced conditions sometimes likened to slavery. A quarter of the suspected ships belong to China.

Work conditions are sometimes akin to slavery.

The report, published today, found that a quarter of vessels suspected of abusing workers are flagged to China, whose distant water fleet dominates fishing on the high seas.