“Our dream. We would like to see …very independent, community-based organizations run by migrant worker themselves. So they understand their rights. They protect their rights. And they stand up together for their rights… And ...
“Fishers, they are not allowed to have their own documents once they are on shore... the Captain or vessel owners, they keep the documents of the fishers... this is like restriction of movement because once fishers are back t...
" These fishers are facing conditions that most workers in the United States would be shocked to hear about. " Jon Hartough is the Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator for the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)....