Thousands of ocean fishing boats could be using forced labor – we used AI and satellite data to find them
2020 Dec 21
Fishing on the high seas is expensive, and the profits are often small. piola666/E+ via Getty Images
Forced labor is a widespread problem in fisheries on the high seas. Between 2012 and 2018, an estimated 100,000 people may have been victims of forced labor on thousands of different boats.