Fiji, Dec. 4 -- The Indonesian Migrant Worker Union (SBMI) has delivered a strong message to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC22), calling for an end to at-sea transshipment, full observer coverage and urgent action to enforce new labour standards designed to prevent abuse of crew working on distant-water vessels.

Speaking during the Tuna Commission's discussion of the Technical and Compliance Committee (TCC21) report, SBMI said the region's fisheries rules "only matter when the people who work at sea are protected," urging members not to delay critical reforms.

"I am here representing the Indonesian Migrant Worker Union or SBMI. We thank the TCC Chair for the presentation and hard work for all these years," th...