The fishing sector demands that the EU protect fish from fleets with labor abuses

Business organizations and NGOs linked to the fishing sector have called this Wednesday for brave measures in the European Union (EU) to prevent its borders from sneaking fish caught by fleets that commit labor abuses. The Day of the Fight against Illegal Fishing, which every June 5 highlights the need to eradicate its darkest and most criminal aspects, is celebrated this year on the eve of European elections, before which the Spanish fleet has placed this problem as a one of its main challenges. The UN remembers every year that illegal fishing is one of the greatest threats to ecosystems and that it leads to other crimes such as tax crimes, money laundering and abusive working conditions on board that, according to NGOs and the Spanish sector itself, They reach slavery in the case of some fleets. In global figures, according to the UN, illegal global fishing represents 26 million tons annually and more than 21 billion euros and affects coastal populations in the most vulnerable ...