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Sep 19, 2018Royal Thai Government commits to adopting vital labour laws to tackle illegal fishing and associated human rights abuses.Read -
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Sep 13, 2018Abuse and illegal fishing aboard Taiwanese vessel let slip through the netRead -
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Sep 13, 2018Slipping Through the NetReadSlipping Through the Net
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has documented gross human rights violations and serious illegal fishing offences aboard the Taiwanese Fuh Sheng 11. Crew members told EJF of beatings from the captain, 22-hour working days and serious injuries to crew working in dangerous conditions. They also reported that the vessel had illegally finned sharks, including endangered hammerheads.
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Sep 12, 2018Abuse and illegal fishing aboard Taiwanese vessel let slip through the netRead
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Sep 10, 2018EJF Position on the National Action Plan Business and Human Rights in GermanyReadThe Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) welcomes Germany's ‘National Action Plan Business and Human Rights’ but highlights the need for a focus on abuses in the seafood industry. Germany must now engage readily available cost-effective mechanisms to build transparency in supply chains as a vital step in eradicating human rights abuses.
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Aug 17, 2018Thailand must stand strong to eliminate human rights abuse from its fishing industryRead -
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Aug 17, 2018Joint Civil Society Statement concerning Ratification of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)ReadA statement issued by 30 NGOs calls on the Thai government to resist attempts by the National Fishing Association of Thailand to derail the ratification of the international Work in Fishing Convention, which protects fishers from human rights abuses.
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Aug 14, 2018Eliminating modern slavery from supply chainsRead
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Aug 09, 2018Ghana steps up the fight against illegal fishing practicesRead -
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Aug 03, 2018For climate refugees, tomorrow will be too lateRead -
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Jul 29, 2018The vicious cycle that has plagued Thailand’s fishing industry and fuelled human traffickingRead -
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Jul 25, 2018Taiwan must tighten regulations to end human trafficking say NGO protestersRead
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Jul 12, 2018As Donald Trump lands in the UK, EJF calls for global commitment to tackling climate change and climate justice - NOWRead -
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Jun 25, 2018No Place Like HomeRead -
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Jun 22, 2018Ghana’s small-scale fishing industry makes its voice heard in fisheries law reformsRead -
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Jun 20, 2018World Refugee Day: As Germany fails to meet climate targets, it also fails to protect climate refugeesRead
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Jun 20, 2018Stories of climate change: EJF art exhibition at the European ParliamentRead -
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Jun 09, 2018New project to sustainably manage sharks and rays in the Ivory coastRead -
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Jun 05, 2018Thailand ratifies convention to tackle forced labour: EJF responseRead -
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Jun 05, 2018New film reveals extent of Ghana’s fishing crisisRead
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May 21, 2018As EU extends warning over Thailand’s illegal fishing, EJF highlights improvements neededRead -
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May 17, 2018NGOs call on the Taiwanese government to end abuse of migrants fishersRead -
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May 14, 2018EU must fully fund climate actionRead -
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May 03, 2018NGOs call on the Taiwanese government to end abuse of migrant fishersRead
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Apr 18, 2018Commonwealth meeting must push for action on climate change and protection of climate refugeesRead -
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Apr 10, 2018Ghana makes progress towards sustainable fisheries through fair tenure rightsRead -
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Mar 29, 2018New hope for climate refugees? EJF view on the UN Global Compact on MigrationRead -
Films
Mar 27, 2018Exploitation and Lawlessness: The Dark Side of Taiwan's Fishing FleetReadExploitation and Lawlessness: The Dark Side of Taiwan's Fishing Fleet
Beatings at gunpoint, slavery, dangerous working conditions and squalid living conditions. These are just a few of the findings from this investigative film by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) telling the harrowing stories of migrant fishermen working aboard Taiwanese-owned fishing vessels. The film shows that although some new rules have been introduced in Taipei, out at sea human rights abuses and illegal fishing practices continue.
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Mar 20, 2018Citizen scientists from Liberian fishing communities work to protect sharks and raysRead -
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Mar 20, 2018Shocking extent of human rights abuses in Taiwan fisheries revealedRead -
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Mar 16, 2018From net to plate: Transparency and traceability for fisheries sustainabilityRead -
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Mar 13, 2018EJF documentary reveals shocking extent of human rights abuses in Taiwan FisheriesRead
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Mar 08, 2018International Women's Day: Help us secure climate justice for some of the world's most vulnerableRead -
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Mar 02, 2018German coalition agreement: Good news for climate and fisheries sustainability?Read -
Reports
Feb 28, 2018Human trafficking in Taiwan's fisheries sectorReadInvestigations by EJF into the related problems of human trafficking and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Taiwan’s massive distant water fishing fleet has revealed worrying findings. This briefing details the structural shortcomings in Taiwan’s management of its deep water fleet that allow human trafficking and human rights abuses to persist.
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Jan 29, 2018Consumer confidence in MSC sustainability scheme at riskRead
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Jan 24, 2018Push for climate justice intensifies in light of latest predictionsRead -
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Jan 16, 2018Huge step forward for the rights of climate refugeesRead -
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Jan 12, 2018Women and climate justice: EJF commends new resolution from European ParliamentRead -
Films
Jan 01, 2018White gold - the true cost of cottonReadWhite gold - the true cost of cotton
This award-winning film by EJF documents how at the forefront of global cotton production, Uzbekistan's human rights and environmental record lags far behind the rest of the world.