Mokpo Coast Guard Special Crackdown on Human Rights Violations and Safety Hazards

From the 7th to the 25th of next month, Intensive Crackdown to Create a Safe Marine Environment

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Mokpo Maritime Police Station announced on the 11th that it will conduct a special crackdown on human rights violations and safety-threatening offenders targeting maritime workers for about 7 weeks from the 7th to the 25th of next month to create a safe marine environment.

This special crackdown is being carried out to protect the human rights of socially vulnerable groups such as the disabled and elderly in island areas, secure a social safety net for marine and fisheries workers, and prevent ship accidents that are directly related to the lives of the people.

The main targets of the crackdown include unauthorized employment agencies, human rights violation crimes such as extortion of advance payments and wages from fishermen, assault, confinement, and marine safety-threatening acts such as overloading, overboarding, unlicensed operation, failure to conduct safety inspections, and illegal expansion or modification of vessels.

For this crackdown, Mokpo Maritime Police formed a special task force centered on investigation and criminal police officers and plans to conduct comprehensive land and sea crackdowns in close cooperation with patrol vessels and police substations.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official said, “We will do our best to enhance public safety awareness and create a safe marine environment through strict law enforcement against acts that infringe on the basic rights of maritime workers and safety-threatening acts that endanger the public’s safety.”

Meanwhile, through continuous crackdown activities, Mokpo Maritime Police arrested 9 human rights violators (7 cases) and 106 marine safety offenders (106 cases) last year.

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