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Over 300 enslaved fishermen rescued from Indonesian island

Fishermen were among hundreds of migrant workers which the Associated Press revealed had been used as slave labor on fishing boats

By Undercurrent News | April 6, 2015 09:26 BST
Over 300 enslaved fishermen rescued from Indonesian island
Trafficking of workers in Thai fisheries. Photo: Environmental Justice Foundation
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Some 320 fishermen that had been used as slave labor on fishing boats were given their freedom back on Saturday, April 4, following a "dramatic rescue" from the Indonesian island of Benjina, reports the Associated Press (AP) [...]

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