00:00Taiwan's Labour Minister has promised to find ways to better protect the rights of migrant
00:05fishers.
00:06We want to make sure that we can fully express the rights of the rights of the migrant fishers.
00:26Hong made the comments after the latest round of Labour consultation with EU officials.
00:31It follows a CNN report citing alleged abuses of migrants employed on Taiwanese distant
00:37water fishing boats.
00:39Those included injuries, a preventable death and unpaid wages.
00:43The Fisheries Agency has said that Taiwan has zero tolerance for these violations.
00:49Multiple fishery associations say the CNN report lacks objectivity, as it fails to mention efforts
00:55to improve the situation.
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