Tag: human trafficking

IMO announced that an international agreement instrumental in repressing piracy and armed robbery against ships in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden is set to significantly broaden its scope to include other illicit maritime activity.

With World Fisheries Day approaching on November 21 and the media spotlight on human trafficking in fishing, seafarers charity Apostleship of the Sea urges there is need to tackle sea ports and fishing ports which have been identified as vulnerable transit points in the smuggling and trafficking chain.