Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members Article 34

In cases that a foreign crew member is missing within the Republic of China, the competent authority may, for a period ranging from one month to less than five years starting from the date that crew is missing, deny applications from the concerned distant water fisheries operator for employing foreign crew member(s), based on the number of missing foreign crew member(s), and enter such information onto the Fisheries Management Information System.The period of denying applications as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall not be terminated by any change to the fishing vessel ownership.Where transnational human trafficking, or incidents such as abuse or assault of foreign crew members, arise as a result of missing foreign crew members under employment, the municipality or county (city) governments shall, in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Prevention of Transnational Human Trafficking in Persons and Protection of Victims, and within the scope of the duties, assist the National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior, in handling such matters.