Conditions of work in the fishing sector. A comprehensive standard (a Convention supplemented by a Recommendation) on work in the fishing sector. Report 92 V (1)

This report examines existing legislation and practice concerning labour conditions in the fishing sector in ILO member States. The term “legislation” is used in the broad sense and includes statutes, regulations, codes of practice and other similar instruments of a legislative character. An attempt is made to analyse the application of legislation wherever possible, based on available information. The content of the report is based on information provided by member States through a survey, information available in reports made by member States on measures taken to give effect to existing relevant ILO Conventions (e.g. the Medical Examination (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 113), the Fisherman’s Articles of Agreement Convention, 1959 (No. 114), the Accommodation of Crews (Fishermen) Convention, 1966 (No. 126)). The ILO’s legislative databases, recently completed studies on fishermen’s conditions of work in certain countries, and other sources of information available at the International Labour Office in Ge