Taiwan is held up as a bastion of liberal values. But migrant workers report abuse, injury and death in its fishing industry
- Posted on July 13, 2025
- By CNN
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Taiwan is held up as a bastion of liberal values. But migrant workers report abuse, injury and death in its fishing industry

Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a rolling metal door onto his hand, crushing his middle and ring fingers.