All publications: Shipping, fishing, inland waterways
Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia
Turning principles into pathways: The future of the Seafood Good Labour Practices programme
This publication highlights the findings of the assessment of the Seafood GLP programme. It covers lessons learned and challenges ahead. It also features a number of concrete recommendations for strengthening the effectiveness of the programme which...
Gender strategy
Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia: Gender equality and women’s empowerment strategy
This report sets out the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Strategy for the Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme, which aims to increase the visibility of gender inequality within the fishing and seafood processing sectors and reset...
ILO Brief
Rough seas: The impact of COVID-19 on fishing workers in South-East Asia
This brief assesses the impacts of the pandemic on workers in the fishing industry in Asia and the Pacific, with particular attention to the pandemic’s impacts on migrant fishers.
Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended
The Guidelines for port State control officers carrying out inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important international resource for implementing port State responsibilities...
Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended
The Guidelines for flag State inspections under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 as amended (MLC, 2006), contained in this book are an important resource for implementing flag State responsibilities under the MLC, 2006. The Guidelines, initially...
Project flyer
Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia
This is the flyer of the project work.
COVID-19 and the port sector
Ports provide key infrastructure in support of international trade and the global economy. They vary in size from wharves handling at most a few hundred tonnes of cargo a year to large international ports or multi-modal hubs combining a broad range...
Research paper: Study of the impact of intermediaries on environmental and social outcomes and worker vulnerability in small-scale fishing...
This study examines the specific role and impact of intermediaries through four case studies of small-scale seafood production in Southeast Asia.
Webinar on the Opportunities and Challenges of the Ratification of C188 (Work in Fishing Convention): ILO brief
Co-hosted by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Mission of Indonesia in Geneva, and the International Labour Office in Geneva
ILO training package on inspection of labour conditions on board fishing vessels
General observation on matters arising from the application of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) during the...
Adopted by the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) at its 91st session (Nov. - Dec. 2020)
Due Diligence Tool
Maritime human Rights Risks and the COVID-19 crew change crisis: A tool to support human rights due diligence
ILO working paper
Study on the recruitment and placement of migrant fishers from Indonesia: an ILO working paper
This study is based on research was commissioned to address one of the key concerns of the Indonesian Government and stakeholders: the protection of Indonesian migrant fishers. Under the Indonesian Medium-Term Development Plan 2015–2019, a...
COVID-19 and maritime shipping & fishing
Shipping carries most world trade, and fishing provides essential food. The pandemic impacts the safety and well-being of seafarers and fishers, their ability to join their vessels and return home, and the future of their jobs. Seafarers on cruise...
Indonesia and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188): a comparative analysis
This analysis is provided to assist the Government of Indonesia in preparing to ratify the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188).
The Philippines and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188): a comparative analysis
This analysis is provided to assist the Government of the Philippines in preparing to ratify the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188).
Ship to shore rights
Endline research findings on fishers and seafood workers in Thailand
New evidence from workers in Thailand’s fishing and seafood industry shows improvements in working conditions since 2017 as well as a persistent forced labour problem.
Ship to shore rights
Less is more: How policy and technology can impact the Thai labour market for work in fishing
This paper explores the reasons for the labour market dysfunction and possible responses by the Thai Government and employers, including capital investments that can help redress the chronic labour market imbalance and improve the economic viability...
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Business models for decent work
Executive Summary
Business models for decent work