March 2019

...[A]n incident happened on the De Sheng Fa no. 2.... There was a heated argument during which the cook chased Joseva...finally hacking him three times at the knee. Even though Joseva was bleeding heavily, the Captain ordered that he had to continue working, and to drink a lot of water to compensate for his bleeding. There was a big fight on the ship because of this, my husband (his father) insisting that the Captain take the vessel back to port so that Joseva could be treated.

...[H]e received only F$3,000. I then realised that the welfare of the crew was not a company concern – instead, their main concern was making money.

My husband and other son, Apolosi, went back to sea but after a while they transferred to another fishing company based at Fiji Fishing Company. ...[B]oth of them started getting back pains because of carrying the heavy fish and wearing wet gear for 18-20 hours each day.

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I asked for assistance for the funeral expenses from the company and they gave me F$5,000. ...[M]y husband...passed away because of the years of work for the fishing companies, yet they offered very little assistance.