They will post something like, “Oh, we are really happy in the fishing grounds.” It is good opportunity for Taiwan to promote that working in Taiwan in fishing vessel is very good because they have this access over WiFi. In that case, there is transparency that everybody is open because ...

Then, for the companies, I guess it is also good because fishers never post something that is bad on a fishing vessel, especially from Indonesia.

Our dream, it is possible this becomes policy so that all the Taiwanese fishing vessels can have the WiFi. I believe if there is WiFi on board, it can help the fishers to have their mental health well because they can connect with their families, they can learn what is ...

I have very nice experience with the fishers when they were in Oakland Island. They send me pictures from the fishing ground. They said, “Father, finally, we have WiFi.” I am very happy that some of the fishing vessels have already WiFi on board. They have the access to the ...

When you have the WiFi, certainly they can connect with their families. They can also check whether their salaries are transferred already or not. It is one of the reasons why I really support this campaign.

Do you get my point?

Of course, now, with the new revision of the regulations in Taiwan, they install CCTV. They can monitor the movements. They can monitor how much hours you’re working on the fishing vessels, but they cannot monitor even if their salaries are paid or not.

No. For 14 months, for fishers, if they work for long working hours, they don’t complain much, but if their salaries are not paid, it is really bad because they come here to support their families. When they’re not paid like that, it means they feel really bad. Because of ...

I believe that these things happen because there is lack of communication with fishers with their people on the ground. For example, I encountered a case, very bad case where some fishers are not paid for 14 months. When they arrive on the port, they were surprised that their salaries ...

Just last year, we have reached out to 5,308 fishers. Talk with them, listening to them, verify their living conditions. There’s some issues that we indicate, like unpaid salaries, repatriation, the issues of repatriation, bad treatments, something like that. We try to understand why these things happen.

I am Father Yance from Stella Maris Kaohsiung. Thank you, Audrey, for giving us this opportunity to have a dialog with you. Most probably, you will ask, “What do you do in Kaohsiung?” Every week, we have a regular visit to the fishing ports and to meet the fishers.

Hello, Audrey. I’m Father Ansensius Guntur, but people call me Father Yance. I am working in Stella Maris, consumers director. Nice to meet you.