Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for Wi-Fi (404media.co)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/23/140227/deep-sea-fishers-fight-for-wi-fi
- Source link: https://www.404media.co/they-sometimes-worry-that-im-dead-already-deep-sea-fishers-fight-for-wi-fi/
[1] https://www.404media.co/they-sometimes-worry-that-im-dead-already-deep-sea-fishers-fight-for-wi-fi/
Re: Soon in Amurrikah (Score:2, Insightful)
It is exactly like a certain phase of Nazi Germany, and we are progressing to the next phase
Not a wi-fi problem (Score:4, Informative)
First, most of these problems are about general remote communication problems, but the article is jumping to the conclusion that a wireless LAN is the only possible fix. Almost all the problems addressed in the article could be addressed with an email terminal.
Second, the article both says that there is WLAN on these ships, but the staff is "not allowed to use" it - while also claiming that the owners "donâ(TM)t want to put Wi-Fi on their ships". So which is it?
Re:Not a wi-fi problem (Score:5, Interesting)
It's definitely not a WiFi problem. But it's a human rights abuses problem. This is about keeping them from costing the company money and exposing details of the conditions.
Someone else mentioned satellite communication or shortwave but miss the point that privacy is extremely important. A shared use email terminal is equally limited in giving any ability to say something without being overheard or intercepted.
Re: (Score:2)
I think maybe we can consider the speakers here are Indonesian Line Fisherman working 22 hours for $15/day, maybe we can just accept that when they use the term "Wifi" they mean "internet and communication access", not a huge logic leap.
Wifi? (Score:2)
Or maybe you mean (stuff like) Starlink?
You gotta fight. For your right. (Score:4, Funny)
To Wiiiiii-fi.
Summary is incorrect (Score:4, Informative)
"A coalition of labor rights groups, 404 Media, is pushing to mandate Wi-Fi on ships"
That should read:
> A coalition between a self-organized Indonesian fishers' union, a Taiwanese human rights group and multiple global labor organizations is pushing to mandate Wi-Fi on ships
How would wifi help? (Score:2)
I think the problem is that the boats need to be connected to the internet.
Their on-boat intranet topology is probably a less important problem.
And the difference is something that a technical writer and editor - who are proud of the work they do - should be aware of.
WiFi is a "human right" (Score:2, Insightful)
Says who? Who gets to decide that?
Re: WiFi is a "human right" (Score:3)
Communications are a human right and anything less than Internet access is abusive in the modern era.
Lazy fishermen (Score:2)
What do they need to be doomscrolling on TikTok for? Go fish.
They need guns, not WiFi (Score:1)
Guns are use to enslave them after they left port, guns will keep them free. The rest will follow.
22 hour days?? wtf? (Score:2)
No one can work 22 hours a day for more than a few days without total mental and/or physical collapse , never mind 10 months. So someone had got their facts wrong. Unless they meant some kind of on-call for 22 hours a day which is an entirely different thing.
Basic human communication? (Score:3)
Oh noes! They gots no basic communications. Short wave and satcom stopped working? Comeon, we all know what this is about.
Pr0n.
Re: (Score:3)
Louie: Hey, I thought you said Troy McClure was dead?
Fat Tony: No, what I said is that he sleeps with the fishes! You see...
Louie: Uh, Tony, please, no. I just ate a whole plate of dingamagoo.
Re: (Score:3)
Facetime doesn't work very well over shortwave. Even expeditions to Antarctica have the opportunity to video call their families.