Environmental

Report Details Continued Abuses in Taiwan’s Fishing Industry

Brian Hioe
A report by Greenpeace released last week suggests that human rights abuses in Taiwan’s fishing industry continue to take place, with little change having occurred in spite of criticisms in past years from Greenpeace and other environmental and labor NGOs. Taiwan has over 20,000 migrant workers that work on deepwater fishing vessels and one-third of tuna catches in the world come from Taiwanese vessels... Read More
EnglishEnvironmentalLaborMarch 2020Social Movements1 Comment 05 min read

Losheng Residents Demand Action from Tsai Administration

Brian Hioe
Concerns have been raised regarding the reconstruction of the Losheng Sanatorium by activists, with demonstrations by residents and supportive activists earlier this month. Demonstrations to date have included attaching banners to the construction site of the sanatorium, protesting outside of the Executive Yuan, as well as protesting at the Golden Melody Awards while president Tsai Ing-wen was in attendance at the awards ceremony... Read More
EnglishEnvironmentalOctober 2019Social Movements0 Comments 05 min read