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Work in Fishing

Estonia ratifies the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

Remarks by H.E. General Sirichai Distakul, Minister of Labour of Thailand

Remarks by H.E. General Sirichai Distakul, Minister of Labour at the Launching Event of the Project Combating Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai fishing and Seafood Industry, at Ministry of Labour, Bangkok, Thailand on 17 March 2016

Remarks by H.E. Mr. Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador - Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Thailand

Remarks by H.E. Mr. Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador - Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Kingdom of Thailand at the Launching Event of the Project Combating Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai fishing and Seafood Industry, at...

Remarks by Mr Maurizio Bussi, Director, ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic

Remarks by Mr Maurizio Bussi, Director, ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic at the Launching Event of the Project Combating Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai fishing and Seafood Industry, at Ministry...

Agenda

Launching Ceremony Agenda Combatting Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai Fishing and Seafood Industry

Project launched

New ILO project to combat unacceptable forms of work in the Thai fishing and seafood industry

ILO, in partnership with Thailand’s Ministry of Labour and the Delegation of the European Union to Thailand, is launching a new project to combat unacceptable forms of work in the Thai fishing and seafood industry.

Sustaining livelihoods

New skills and jobs for Gaza fishers

An ILO training initiative gives a group of unemployed men from fishing families in the Gaza Strip a chance to learn new skills and increase their chances of employment in Gaza’s sea fishing sector, which is beset by severe restrictions on movement...

Climate and decent work solutions

Green jobs in Albania: “We have to learn from the mistakes of the past”

As world leaders meet in Paris to advance climate and decent work agendas, an ILO project has created much-needed jobs for Albanian youth – while cleaning polluted lakes and rehabilitating degraded agricultural land.

Cooperation to combat IUU fishing, fisheries crime and fisheries related crimes, and to promote sustainable fisheries governance

A joint statement by the two Fisheries ministers of Norway and Indonesia recognizes the importance of UNODC, INTERPOL and ILO in the fight against Fisheries Crimes.

Labour exploitation

Forced labour in fishing: How big is the problem?

An international Conference on Labour Exploitation in the Fishing Sector in the Atlantic Region will discuss forced labour and human trafficking in the fishing industry on 25-26 November in Oslo, Norway. ILO News spoke with Rebecca Surtees,...

France ratifies the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

Indonesia examines labour inspection in fishing

Recent years have seen both fishing itself and the market for capture fishery becoming increasingly globalized. Technology in the fishing industry has been changing rapidly as well, often transforming the way that fishing is carried out. Difficult...

New study of migrant and child labour in the Thai seafood industry

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and The Asia Foundation released a new report, revealing the physical hazards and other vulnerabilities faced by migrant child workers in Thailand’s shrimp and seafood processing industries.

ILO response to Gaza crisis

New skills and a brighter horizon for Gaza fishermen

An ILO training initiative gives a group of young Gaza fishermen, beleaguered by severe restrictions on movement and trade, a chance to learn new skills and increase their chances of employment.

Realizing a fair migration between Asia and the Arab States

The largest migrant flows from South Asia and part of South-East Asia are to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, who currently rely on foreign labour to fill in almost 90 per cent of private sector jobs, often in construction, service...

Opening Remarks at the Second Regional Meeting on the Protection of Migrant Fishers: ASEAN Information Sharing on ‘Guidelines on Flag State...

By Michiko Miyamoto, Officer-in-Charge of ILO Country Office for Indonesia and Timor-Leste at the Second Regional Meeting on the Protection of Migrant Fishers, 28 April 2015

Providing better working and living conditions for migrant fishers in the ASEAN region

The issue of work in fishing is important for countries in Asia, including Southeast Asia. Over 87 per cent of the world’s fishers and 73 per cent of the global fleet of fishing vessels come from Asia (FAO, 2012). Cambodian and Myanmar migrant...

First Agriculture and Fishing Workers’ Trade Union in Pakistan registered in Karachi

The first ever trade union for Agriculture and Fishing Workers’ in Pakistan has been registered in Karachi. The Sindh Agriculture and Fishing Workers Union (SAFWU) was registered with the office of the Registrar Trade Unions, Karachi under the...

Skills, Knowledge and employability

Post-conflict recovery of Palestinian fisheries begins in Gaza

ILO launches one-year project on supporting livelihoods and job opportunities in the fisheries sector in Gaza

Meeting to examine measures to protect migrant fishers in the ASEAN region

International standards on work in fishing, national policies, legislative frameworks, experiences and good practices on the protection of migrant fishers is the focus of a meeting among ASEAN Member States being held 12-13 September in Makassar,...