本會接獲中華海員總工會會員陳情概述如下：
這次參加海員工會於 4/15~4/29 期間舉辦之開航船代表選舉，卻發生資方派人全程盯著船員投票，投票現場都是公司的主管盯哨，並且要求我們必須投給公司推出的特定資方代表，這讓所有船員都覺得非常不滿，感覺選舉過程已經違反了公正選舉最重要的「秘密投票」原則。
今日，更在社團發現，海員工會的選務人員居然在船上投完票後，雇用臨時人員及特別約聘電腦人員蒐集會員個資，每日造冊選舉人的身分證、姓名及工會證號等資料，全部都輸入到雲端Google檔案儲存，其目的不明，重點是在未經當事人同意下，擅自將選舉人個資草率儲存於GOOGLE雲端硬碟供選務人員隨時查看，此舉亦非選舉辦法或選舉公告內容之範疇。選舉清冊因牽涉個資及秘密投票，選後必須要彌封，然而海員工會擅自收集選舉人資料，已嚴重違反《個資法》、秘密投票原則等，此類違法收集個資行為，甚至將影響選舉結果而有意圖操控選舉之嫌。
把會員的個資PO到Google硬碟讓其他人去檢核並非契約或章程約定的事項，如果沒有得到當事人同意前就PO上去，就已經構成《個資法》第20條的違反，由於《個資法》是公訴罪，本會除寄發律師信函存證，更希望主管機關能夠出面制止導正，還給海員工會一個公正、合法的選舉環境，更期盼特定航商能夠將海員工會的主導權交還給船員，讓中華海員總工會能發揮守護與保障台灣船員的成立初衷。
The China Steel Express Union has received complaints from members of the Chinese Seamen’s Union regarding irregularities in the recent union representative election, held from April 15 to April 29. Members reported that company representatives closely monitored the voting process, with supervisors overseeing polling stations and pressuring crew members to vote for company-backed candidates. Many seafarers expressed frustration, stating that such interference violated the fundamental principle of secret ballots, which is essential for fair elections.
Further concerns have arisen regarding the election's integrity. Reports indicate that after ballots were cast, election officials allegedly hired temporary staff and IT personnel to collect voters' personal data. Daily records, including members' ID numbers, names, and union credentials, were reportedly uploaded to a Google Drive cloud file without consent, making them accessible to election personnel. This unauthorized practice deviates from announced election procedures, raising serious privacy and election integrity concerns. Given the sensitive nature of voter information, the election registry should have been sealed post-election. The collection and storage of voter data without authorization may violate the Personal Data Protection Act and cast doubt on the fairness of the election.
The act of uploading union members' private information to Google Drive without explicit consent contradicts contractual agreements and governance regulations, potentially violating Article 20 of the Personal Data Protection Act. As violations of this law are subject to public prosecution, the China Steel Express Union has taken formal action by sending a legal notice as evidence. We urge relevant authorities to intervene and rectify the situation, ensuring a fair and lawful election process for the Chinese Seamen’s Union. Moreover, we call on specific shipping companies to relinquish control over union affairs and allow seafarers to regain their rightful representation, reaffirming the union’s original mission of safeguarding and advocating for Taiwan’s maritime workforce.
