Sacheon Coast Guard Cracks Down on Detention, Wage Extortion, Overloading, and Overboarding Issues

Gyeongnam Sacheon Maritime Police Station.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Sacheon Maritime Police Station in Gyeongnam will conduct a special crackdown on human rights violations and safety hazards involving maritime workers until November 25.

On the 13th, Sacheon Maritime Police announced that, with the increase in maritime and fisheries activities in autumn, they expect a rise in maritime safety accidents and human rights violation crimes, and will promote a special crackdown for prevention.

They plan to focus on cracking down on acts such as abduction, confinement, assault, and wage extortion at island area aquaculture farms and fishing vessels, as well as overloading and overboarding on multi-use vessels such as fishing boats, passenger and cargo ferries, and marina ships.

Abduction refers to placing others under one's or a third party's control through assault or threats, thereby infringing on their freedom.

A Sacheon Maritime Police official stated, “Even when victims suffer human rights violation crimes, they often find it difficult to report to judicial authorities or are unaware that their human rights are being violated. Recently, as the COVID-19 situation eases, the safety negligence index for maritime facility use is increasing. We ask the public to pay attention and actively report any witnessed crimes related to human rights violations or safety hazards.”

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