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Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crew members
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A fleet of Chinese fishing vessels operated in the southwest Indian Ocean, employing North Korean crews between 2019 and 2024, which is a breach of 2017 UNSC resolutions prohibiting the issuance of work permits to North Koreans. According to the Environmental Justice Foundation, North Korean crews were used on at least 12 tuna long-liners and Chinese deep-water fishing vessels, which is a violation of international sanctions. The North Koreans were subjected to abuses, including being trapped at sea, according to reports.
The testimony received from Indonesian and Filipino crew members suggests that concerted efforts were made to hide the presence of North Koreans on these vessels.
This indicates that vessel captains, and likely vessel owners, were aware that the use of this labour was prohibited.
Failure to take the necessary, low- or no-cost steps to end this outlined by the charter for fisheries transparency, from mandatory transmission of AIS signals to the elimination or close monitoring of trans-shipment, means turning a blind eye to extreme, avoidable suffering.
sources
perspectives
- 1.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 2.China under Xi Jinping
- 3.North-South Korea Conflict
- 4.Chinese Economy
- 5.Fishing Industry
countries
- 1.China
- 2.Indonesia
- 3.India
- 4.Japan
- 5.Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 6.Korea, Republic of
- 7.Mauritius
- 8.Philippines
- 9.Russian Federation
- 10.Taiwan, Province of China
organizations
- 1.UN Security Council
- 2.Environmental Justice Foundation
- 3.European Union
- 4.Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- 5.United Nations