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Labour Inspection in hard to reach and vulnerable sectors

Wilaiwan.k Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW), Ministry of Labour Theme 1: Promotion of fair and appropriate employment protection, payment of wages, and adequate access to decent working and living conditions for migrant workers 7

th ASEAN FORUM ON MIGRANT LABOUR,

20-21 NOV. 2014 , Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Government’s Policy

• Strong political will
• In tackling forced labor and human trafficking as one of Govt.’s

Top Priority Issues

• Integrated issues of Migrant worker for more systematic and

integrated manner

• Illegal status of migrant workers => vulnerable => possible

exploitation

• Hence, systematic registration :

& To prevent them from exploitation & To better monitor & ensure decent working conditions and appropriate protection

5Ps Approach

to ensure the protection of the rights of migrant workers

P1.Policy: Non -discrimination

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STREGTHEN LABOUR INSPECTION, ESPECIALLY ON FISHING BOATS AND IN HIGH&RISK WORKPLACES ENHANCE INTEGRATED DATABASE : LABOUR IN FISHERY INDUSTRY AND FISHING VESSELS REVISE LAWS CONTINUE SYSTEMATIC REGISTRATION & NV FOLLOW UP ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GLP RAISE AWARENESS CAPACITY BUILDING OF MULTI&DISCIPLINARY TEAM

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• Prioritizing Labour Inspection where large number of

MWs Employed

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• Applicable only to a fishing vessel employs 20 workers +

and operates in Thailand or outside the country for a period

• f less than a year.
• Minimum age = 16 years of age
• Record keeping/Payroll records/Lodging a complaint payment,

annual holiday Sick leave, Remuneration of stranded workers in a foreign port, Repatriation)

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• applied to fishing vessels with at least one worker that
• perates outside the border of the Kingdom without time limit
• Minimum age = 18 years of age +
• Written Employment Contract with their migrant

language/Once a year bring workers report to Labour Inspector.

• Wages paid : at least once/month,
• Restime: at least 10 hrs/24 hrs. etc.
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New drafted : Ministerial Regulation on sea fishery worker protection : To ensure fishers are better protected

DLPW/ILO TRIANGLE : Training Module for Labour Inspection : Reaching Vulnerable worker and hard to reach in fishery sectors

• Experiences Labour

Inspectors of 22 Coastal Province

• 30 Person / batch 4

batch Totally 110 Persons

Training Module

• M. 1 Review Attitude s of Labour Inspector & Understand vulnerable workers

, Role of Labour Inspector

• M. 2 Working Condition of Fishing boat , Situation of Labour Abused in Fishing

Sectors

• M. 3 International Law and National Law related child labour , Forced Labour

Trafficking/ Role of Networking ,Multi disciplinary Agencies on labour trafficking M 4 Case study analysis & gathering indicators of Labour abused Criminal process cases of Labour abused and Human Trafficking / Analysis tools Of vulnerable workers Inspection M 4 Group work : Practices fisheries inspection, and review follow up plan of fisheries Inspection

Related agencies protection mandate on fishery

• Labour Inspection

Labour Protection : Inspection

Regular Inspection Multi-disciplinary Team Inspection by Royal Thai Navy agency

DLPW Regular Inspection

Written EmploymentContract/ Employee Rrecords /payment Record, ect.

• Set up : 22 coastal provincial

Multi – Disciplinary Inspection

• Operation Team: MOL/ Marine

Police/ DSI /Fisheries Dept. etc.

Multi-disciplinary team inspection

Navy authority Marine police as Labour Inspectors

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MOL assigned marine police , Navy authority do inspect as a labour Inspector on foreced labour and trafficking on board fishing boat

Inspection forcus on child labour & Forced Labour

Child labour Non Non Non Non# # # # discrimiantion discrimiantion discrimiantion discrimiantion No violence/Threat en Debt Debt Debt Debt bondage bondage bondage bondage /forced /forced /forced /forced Labour Labour Labour Labour OSH No Compulsory No Compulsory No Compulsory No Compulsory Over Over Over Over time time time time Rest Time / Rest Time / Rest Time / Rest Time / holidays holidays holidays holidays Wages /salary

Written Employment Contract of Fishing boat with migrant languages

Inspection : Fishing boat

Identity Document

Development of Integrated Database for Fishing Vessels ’ Inspection (2) Initial Information set up

• DOF/Marine Dept.
• fishing vessels
• fishing gears/licenses
• vessel owners
• DOPA (OSS)
• migrant fishing workers
• employers (i.e.owners)

Inputs after joint inspection

• MOL(DLPW/DOE)
• legality of (migrant) workers
• employment
• working conditions (no

forced labour, human trafficking)

• Navy/Marine Police/ MOL/

DOF/Marine Dept.

• record inspection reults
• prosecution results

Database management system

• Joint inspection scheme by 6 agencies: DOF, Marine Dept,

Marine police, Navy, MOL (DLPW, DOE) ) by means of Port in – Port out Control

• To inspect legality of fishing operation, labour—migrant

workers registration, wages, force labour, trafficking etc./not less than 400 times in the next fiscal year (Oct 2014-Sept 2015)

• To use network of database as a powerful tool for joint inspection

in the near future in recording of FVs -- labour database and inspection results

• 5. Joint inspection of fishing vessels

and labour in marine fisheries

• 4. Development of Integrated Database for

Fishing Vessels ’ Inspection (5)

Port in –Port out Control

• 4. Development of Integrated Database for

Fishing Vessels ’ Inspection (3)

http://www.fisheries.go.th/fishinginfo

Employer data

Name ID Address xxxxxxxxxxxxx

FVs & Fishing operation data

Fishing License Data Fishing License Data Fishing Vessel Registration

FVs & Fishing operation data

Labour data

• Development of Integrated Database for

Fishing Vessels ’ Inspection (4)

Port in – Port out Date

Port Departure Date Port Arrival Date Catch (ton)

Labour data

Migrant Worker ID Name

xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

Port arrival date Port departure date

Labour Protection : Fishery Sector

Coordinating Center for Fishery Industries Labour Inspection Database Management

Confidence Building Measures Complaint Mechanism Law and Regulation Revision

Complaint Mechanism

• Interpreter Available
• Provide necessary Information for migrant

workers

• Assist Migrant worker on their right, Wage,

Social Security and so on, as prescribe by Law

• Transfer case to responsible agencies

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Labour Protection : for fishery Industry

1. Labour Management Fishing Vessel Management Protection of Workers on Fishing Vessels Inspection, Suppression, Arrest and Prosecution Assist, Remedy and Rehabilitation

• Register workers
• Create registration Record
• Create Port in – Port Out Registration

Record

• Check employment contract
• Inspect and protect workers
• Inspect and prosecute ones who do not

comply with the law

• Receive complaints, coordinate with agencies
• Identify victims

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