All news: fishing

ILO promotes ratification of Forced Labour Protocol No. 29 in Indonesia

Opinion editorial

Migrant fishers prone to modern slavery

An opinion editorial by Tauvik Muhamad, programme manager for ILO's skills development and Muhammad Nour, ILO's programme coordinator for Accelerator Lab 8.7, in conjunction with the commemoration of the International Migrants Day. The opinion...

Opening address at the Inception Workshop: Baseline Study and Sectoral Assessment of Working Conditions in the Rural Sectors

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Inception Workshop: Baseline Study and Sectoral Assessment of Working Conditions in the Rural Sectors, 3 December 2021, Manila, Philippines

Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia

Fisheries and seafood workers in Thailand receive support to recover from COVID-19

Migrant workers and family members in three coastal provinces of Thailand will benefit from financial assistance provided by the ILO Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia project, supported by the European Union.

Opening address at the virtual forum on ILO Convention No. 188 on the Work in Fishing Convention

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the virtual forum on ILO Convention No. 188 on the Work in Fishing Convention, 29 November 2021, Manila, Philippines

Media Advisory

Ship to Shore Rights Programme gets underway in the Philippines

The European Union-funded Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia Programme is set to commence its field activities in the Philippines aimed at promoting regular and safe labour migration in the fishing and seafood processing sectors.

Press release

Cambodia commits to expanding decent work for migrants in the fishing and seafood processing sectors

With support from the European Union, the ILO and Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training launched the Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia Programme with key stakeholders in Cambodia and agreed upon a work plan of activities.

International Labour Standards

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies nine ILO instruments

Press release

ILO, USDOL launch new project to support rural workers

Men and women rural workers will benefit from a new ILO, USDOL partnership to support COVID-19 recovery through decent work, and improve health and safety at work, gender equality and labour law compliance in agriculture, fishing and mining in the...

Opening address at the launch of the ILO USDOL project on Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO USDOL project on Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on women, 11 August 2021, Manila, Philippines

Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia (SEA)

Lao People’s Democratic Republic holds dialogue on realizing decent work for migrants in the fishing and seafood processing industry

The ILO and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare organized a National Consultative Dialogue to introduce the Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia Programme to key stakeholders and agree upon an initial work plan of activities.

Media Advisory

ILO, USDOL to launch new project to support rural workers

The ILO with the support from the United States Department of Labor is launching a new project in the Philippines to improve compliance with labour laws, occupational safety and health and gender equality in rural sectors covering agriculture,...

Message of support at the National Consultative Dialogue of the Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia (SEA) Programme

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the National Consultative Dialogue of the Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia (SEA) Programme, 5 August 2021, Manila, Philippines

Indonesia strengthens its internal coordination for work in fishing

To be more compliant with ILO Convention No. 188 on Work in Fishing, ILO assisted a technical meeting to strengthen coordination with stakeholders to better protect workers in the fishing sector.

Building Forward Better in the Fishery Industry

The International Labour Organization (ILO) with support from the European Commission (EC) has launched the Sustainable Supply Chains to Build Forward Better (SSCBFB) project that will focus on promoting decent work and opportunities in the...

ILO COOP participates in Annual Summit organized by the Cooperative Bank of South Sudan

The Summit organized by the Cooperative Bank of South Sudan took place on 17 June 2021 bringing government officials, representatives from donor organizations, NGOs, international development partners, cooperative societies as well as youth.

Road map towards the ratification of ILO Convention No. 188 to protect Indonesian fishers

Fishing is recognized as a hazardous occupation with the highest incidence of occupational injuries and fatalities. As the biggest sending country for migrant fishers, Indonesia continue to find ways to provide better protection for its fishers.

Jamaica and the ILO sign grant agreement to support formalization in the Agriculture and Fisheries sectors

New project to support technical training and entrepreneurial coaching for micro and small operators in agriculture and fisheries sectors.

Ship to Shore Rights

Decent work for fishing and seafood migrant workers in Asia Pacific

European Union and United Nations continue efforts to support safe labour migration and decent work in the fishing and seafood processing sectors in South East Asia

Maritime Labour Convention

ILO Governing Body calls for urgent action on seafarer COVID-19 crisis

Its resolution addresses the plight of hundreds of thousands of seafarers who have been trapped at sea for as many as 17 months or longer because of pandemic restrictions.