When you are in the middle of international waters you are out of sight, out of mind. What happens on a vessel remains on the vessel. Without even a phone signal or Wi-Fi, what happens in situations of abuse? What about when you signed on to work 14 hours a day and you're actually working 24? 

Beatrice Zani, sociologist and a permanent researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), joins Tristan for this episode to give listeners a better understanding of labor and migration in Asian maritime economies.