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Clamor grows for ending trafficking, slavery on the seas

On June 5 this year, two sailors — Reynalfi, 22, and Andri Juniansyah, 30 — jumped off Chinese-flagged ...

Indonesia expects transparent investigation into China boat abuses

Indonesia harbors hopes of a transparent investigation by China’s authorities in cases of alleged violence and ...

Moratorium on seafarer recruitment short-term answer: ministry

A moratorium on the recruitment of Indonesian seafarers on foreign fishing ships would only serve as a short-term ...

MPR calls for investigation of Indonesian crew abuse on Chinese ship

Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo has called upon the police to conduct a ...

Nine Indonesian sailors working for Chinese vessels reach Jakarta

Nine Indonesian sailors, who reportedly endured inhumane treatment from their masters while working for several Chinese ...

DFW proposes moratorium on seafarers working for Chinese fishing boats

The Indonesian Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) has proposed a moratorium and evaluation on the policy to send ...

Indonesian police name three suspects over human trafficking case

Indonesian Police named three suspects over a human trafficking case of 22 Indonesian seafarers working for several ...

Indonesian sailor buried at sea allegedly a modern slavery victim

Indonesian sailor Herdianto, who died aboard Chinese fishing vessel Lu Qing Yuan Yu 623 on Jan 16, 2020, and buried in ...

Again, videos on burial at sea of Indonesian on Chinese boat go viral

Three videos showing a burial at sea of an Indonesian crew member aboard a Chinese fishing boat went viral, following a ...

Police to scrutinize agencies that recruited crew for Chinese ship

Head of the National Police’s General Crime Unit, Police Brigadier General Ferdy Sambodo, stated that his ...

Indonesian crews get better after mistreatment aboard Chinese vessel

A total of 14 Indonesian crew, who faced alleged mistreatment and exploitation aboard a Chinese fishing vessel, are in ...

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Indonesia demands China's accountability for boat abuse

The horrific news on three Indonesian sailors on board of two Chinese fishing vessels who died in December 2019 and ...

Govt urged to thoroughly investigate Indonesian seafarers' deaths

Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI)'s Advisory Council Din Syamsuddin expected that the government ...

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Unraveling truth behind Indonesian seafarers' deaths on Chinese boats

The deaths of four Indonesian seafarers working for Chinese fishing vessels, of which three were buried at sea, comes ...

Long Xing's 14 Indonesian crew flown home from South Korea

Some 14 Indonesians, former crew members of the Chinese fishing ship Long Xing 629, were flown from South Korea to ...