Before You Eat

The fate of Indonesian crew members (ABK) on foreign fishing vessels on the high seas is not as enjoyable as their catch served in expensive restaurants. They often experience physical violence, long working hours, inadequate food, illness without treatment and even death. . This film tells how the exploitation experienced by the crew from before leaving, while on the ship, until arriving back in the country. Some of the pictures were even recorded directly by the crew using their mobile phones. The crew members also shared stories of their struggle to demand their rights and those of their comrades who died of illness and were thrown into the sea without the consent of their families. The violence experienced, unclear work contracts, and the tricks of recruitment agencies and the shaky procedures for sending crew members have made this practice known as 'modern slavery'. . The film "Before You Eat" opens our eyes about what happens on fishing vessels, the chaotic process of sending labor, also about over fishing and the capture of protected species through IUU fishing practices (illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing) . After watching this film, we will think twice before eating the various seafood served on the table.