The Outlaw Ocean Project
The Outlaw Ocean Project is a non-profit journalism organization based in Washington D.C. that produces investigative stories about human rights, labor, and environmental concerns on the two thirds of the planet covered by water.
What you need to know
A global scourge, sea slavery is something most people do not realize exists. Why does it persist?
Our oceans are running out of fish. As stocks disappear, ships are having to travel farther offshore to fulfill their quotas and margins for profit have become razor thin. As a result, captains increasingly turn to trafficked, debt-bonded and forced labor to make ends meet.
A global scourge, sea slavery is something most people do not realize exists. In this episode, Ian Urbina takes viewers onboard roach and rat-infested ships on the South China Sea to explore how overfishing has given rise to trans-shipment, fish-laundering, and a prevalence of abuse that companies and governments have a tough time tracking or countering.
Duration: 11 min 39 sec
Country: Thailand
Filmmakers: Ed Ou and Fábio Nascimento
TNL Editor: Bryan Chou (@thenewslensintl)
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