Thirty-five Filipino fishers have fallen victim to alleged forced labor trafficking to Namibia in Africa, the Department of Migrant Workers reported. | DFernandezINQ
Trioceanic Manning & Shipping, Inc. and Diamond H Marine Services & Shipping Agency were tagged in the forced labor trafficking case, the DMW said, adding that the two recruitment agencies have met with DMW and were able to provide the back wages of the fishermen.
“Any financial settlement between the manning agencies and the fishermen does not prevent the State from looking into the criminal aspects of cases involving the exploitation of migrant workers. In the cases of Filipino fishermen deployed to Namibia, we believe there are enough grounds to investigate the manning agencies for forced labor trafficking,” Ople said.
“They are facing permanent disqualification from the hiring of Filipino fishermen,” the DMW chief said. According to an article published by the Africa Defense forum on October 11, 2022, 60 people were rescued from two industrial fishing vessels in Namibia in September.Most of the rescued individuals were from the Philippines while others were from Angola, Indonesia, Namibia, Mozambique, and Vietnam.
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