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An Indonesian student warns her community of the risks of forced labour at sea
The communications trainings of the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme have inspired a 20-year-old communications student to campaign about labour rights of fishers in her fishing community to break the longstanding myth about working at sea.
First tripartite social dialogue within the fishing sector
building decent working and in South Africa
Indonesia to establish a national team for joint labour inspection in the fishing sector
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab continues to support Indonesia in developing and finalizing a Field Guide on Labour Inspection On-Board Fishing Vessels as a tool that will be used by the national team for joint labour inspection in the sector.
ILO and Indonesia’s Diponegoro University raise awareness of forced labour in the fishing sector
The ILO's 8.7 Accelerator Lab in Indonesia collaborates with the Faculty of Economics and Business, Dipenogoro University (FEB Undip) to promote the inclusion of labour rights in business school education.
The 8.7 Accelerator Lab joins the COTECCO project to reinforce the impact of the Private Sector Working Groups in two key mining provinces...
A new private sector working group to promote decent work and sustainable growth in Indonesia’s fishing industry
Supported by the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund, employers’ organisations and their members’ fishing companies, form a working group to address existing labour challenges and promote decent work.
Agreement to increase inclusion of labour rights in business school education
A Memorandum of Understanding to increase the inclusion of labour rights issues in business education has been signed by the ILO, the Global Business School Network and the Geneva School of Economics and Management of the University of Geneva.
Unchartered waters: ILO signs MoU with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea
The ILO joins forces with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) through a Memorandum of Understanding focused on the need to promote decent work and the elimination of forced labour in the fishing industry.
Hoping for improvements after 27 years working at sea
After 27 years working at sea, Sukarno’s working life remains the same— constant, hard work with few, short breaks. His hope is to work on land, close to his family.
Preventing forced labour at sea in Indonesia through labour inspections at Indonesian fishing ports
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund supports the efforts taken by relevant ministries in Indonesia to improve protection for Indonesian local and migrant fishers with an updated field guide for labour inspection, training and pilot...
ILO 8.7 Accelerator Lab training
Detention of foreign fishing vessel in South Africa follows ILO training on forced labour
Mapping table
Mapping of organizations, institutions and companies developing digital solutions to address forced labour in the fisheries sector
This mapping provides a snapshot of digital solutions that are being used or are in the process of being developed or trialled to address labour rights abuses and forced labour in the fisheries sector.
Using technology to eliminate forced labour on the ocean
An ILO roundtable discussion raises important questions on the use of digital innovation to fight forced labour in fishing
Enhancing social dialogues for decent working conditions in Indonesia’s fishing industry
Work in fishing is a hazardous occupation. Labour rights challenges in the fisheries sector such as weak labour inspection, poor occupational safety and health (OSH) and other problems related to working conditions can be improved through social...
ILO supports the launch of Indonesia’s first Trade Unions’ Network in the Fishing Sector
The 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme together with the Bureau of Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) supported the launch of a Trade Unions’ Network in the fishing sector aiming to foster a common voice between trade unions and to reinforce bilateral and...
The ILO focuses on coordinated efforts in realizing decent work in Indonesia’s fishing industry
The ILO initiates a coordinated consultation meeting for its fishery sector to strengthen its supports to realize decent working conditions for Indonesian fishers within the country and abroad.
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...
Winners of the SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge
Three Winners of the global category of the SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge
Three proposals were selected to develop and implement their innovative ideas to develop digital information systems to promote collaborative work among relevant partners in the fight against child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in...
SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge
Digital Information Systems for collaborative work to end child labour, forced labour and human trafficking
The ILO is launching a competition calling for innovative solutions with social impact to accelerate action towards SDG Target 8.7.
Register now for the SDG Open Hack!
SDG Open Hack: End forced labour and child labour