Abstract

International labor migrants have been widely studied, particularly on land. However, this anthropological research aims to shed light on the working and living conditions of labor migrants at sea, in the longline fishing industry on the Pacific Ocean based out of Honolulu, Hawaii. When working on a fishing boat, labor migrants encounter two distinct working environments: at port and in international waters. This report will focus on the second of these, a place impossible to monitor and therefore where labor laws have little sway. Rather, the captain plays an integral and important role when it comes to how these workers are treated, and as regards the quality of their working and living conditions.

摘要

国际劳工移民已得到广泛研究，尤其是在陆地上。但是，这项人类学研究旨在阐明位于夏威夷檀香山市的太平洋延绳钓渔业中海上劳工移民的工作和生活条件。在渔船上工作时，劳务移民会遇到两种截然不同的工作环境：港口和国际水域。本报告将重点关注第二点，这是一个无法监视的地方，因此在劳动法方面几乎没有影响力。相反，在对待这些工人的方式以及工作质量和生活条件方面，船长扮演着不可或缺的重要角色。