A quarter of forced labour fishing vessels linked with Europe
2023-11-15T13:55:00
The European fishing industry is not immune to the practice of forced labour.
One in four fishing vessels accused of forced labour are owned by European companies, with a quarter more flagged to China.
That’s according to a new report by the Financial Transparency Coalition which reveals that 22.5% of industrial and semi-industrial fishing vessels accused of forced labour were owned by European companies, topped by Spain, Russian and UK firms.