Indonesia to Investigate Fishing Industry After Slaves Found on Island

Indonesian authorities are stepping up investigations into the fishing industry after authorities found nearly 550 enslaved fishermen on a remote Indonesian island. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is working with the Indonesian government and embassies to support legal cases against the fishing companies at the center of the charges. The village on Benjina Island in the Arafura Sea had been the focus of a special investigation by the Associated Press news agency, which...

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