The final stop is a fishing boat, the place they will stay for the next two years. The agent drives the car slowly to Chienchen fishing port. Outside the window, there are boats anchored offshore. They lean against the windows with eyes wide open.They have to pay by themselves for consumer foods. A cup of cola costs 66 NTD, and the scrambled eggs costs 132 NTD.

This year, Taiwan’s Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office forced all the settlement places to suspend operations on the grounds of human trafficking and hindering personal freedom. All fishermen through offshore employment have to board the fishing boats immediately after completing health checkup.