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Overview of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) Brandt Wagner Regional Meeting on Work in Fishing 12-13 September 2013 Aston Hotel Makassar, Indonesia Sectoral Activities Department 1 2 What I will talk about Reasons ILO


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Overview of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

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Regional Meeting on Work in Fishing 12-13 September 2013 Aston Hotel Makassar, Indonesia

Brandt Wagner

Sectoral Activities Department

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What I will talk about

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  • Reasons ILO adopted the

Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

  • Main contents of the Convention
  • What is being done to help countries ratify and

implement the Convention

  • How the Convention helps migrant fishers
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Concept of Decent Work

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Decent Work

decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity

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Conditions of work in fishing

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  • Challenging marine environment
  • Labour intensive
  • Dangerous equipment and machinery
  • Long periods at sea
  • Fatigue
  • Complex employment relationships
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Issues

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  • Fishers often excluded from protection

provided to other workers

  • Laws for protecting fishers have not

always been clear or appropriate

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Aim

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Decent Work for Fishers

decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity

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Aim

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Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)

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ILO means of action

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  • Research
  • Forum for international, tripartite discussion
  • Advocacy
  • Technical advisory services
  • Technical cooperation
  • International labour standards
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International labour standards

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  • For all workers
  • For specific issues
  • For specific sectors

ILO Conventions - binding ILO Recommendations - guidance

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ILO and the fishing sector

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  • Fishing standards since 1920
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Fishing sector today

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  • Increasingly globalized sector
  • More migrant fishers
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Most fishers are in or from Asia

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Asia Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Europe North America Oceania

Capture fishers by region in 2010

Source: FAO (2012)

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8 of 10 important fishing countries in Asia

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Top 10 countries by marine capture fishers…

  • 1. China
  • 2. Indonesia
  • 3. Philippines
  • 4. Vietnam
  • 5. India
  • 6. Myanmar
  • 7. Brazil
  • 8. Taiwan (China)
  • 9. Egypt
  • 10. Thailand

Top 10 countries by motorized fishing fleet…

  • 1. China
  • 2. Indonesia
  • 3. Japan
  • 4. Philippines
  • 5. India
  • 6. Vietnam
  • 7. Mexico
  • 8. United States
  • 9. Republic of Korea
  • 10. Cambodia

Source: FAO (2010)

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Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)

votes of 437 for, 2 votes against and 22 abstentions

Adoption of a standard for fishing

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Adoption of a standard for fishing

  • Taking into consideration fundamental

principles and rights at work

  • Recalling the United Nations Convention
  • n the Law of the Sea
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Objective of C.188

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‘To ensure that fishers have decent conditions of work on board fishing vessels with regard to...

  • minimum requirements for work on board fishing vessels
  • conditions of service;
  • accommodation and food;
  • occupational safety and health protection;
  • medical care and social security.’