Our research in Indonesia was initially aimed to assess the circumstances surrounding forced labor on fishing platforms (jermals) in North Sumatra province. This research was expanded to examine small-boat anchovy fishing in North Sumatra and blast fishing in South Sulawesi province. We carried out research on the presence of indicators of forced labor in the production of ten goods in seven countries from 2008 through 2011. Research was
carried out on the production of shrimp in Bangladesh; Brazil-nuts, cattle, corn, and peanuts in Bolivia; sugar in the Dominican Republic; coffee in Guatemala; fish in Indonesia; rubber in Liberia; and tuna in the Philippines. The following report is based on research on the presence of indicators of forced labor in certain types of fishing in Indonesia.