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NewsEU backs safer jobs for Indonesian fishers
The next phase of the Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia initiative aims to combat forced labour and protect the rights of fishers
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NewsCall for wide ratification of ILO C188
A call has been made for the ratification and implementation of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention (C188) and its EU equivalent, EU Directive 2017/159 by addressing the barriers and the benefits of implementing the social standards established in the C188 for the protection of workers.
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NewsIllegal activity on Taiwanese vessel highlighted
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has documented gross human rights violations and serious illegal fishing offences aboard the Taiwanese ‘Fuh Sheng 11’ following a ‘botched investigation’ by Taiwan into ILO violations.
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NewsMigrant and child labour in Thailand continues
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and The Asia Foundation have recommended a series of practical policy measures in a new report which reveals the physical hazards faced by migrant child workers in Thailand’s shrimp and seafood processing industries.
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NewsILO reports on Thai fishing abuse
A new report co-authored by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on working conditions in the Thai fishing sector – the largest survey to date – has highlighted “severe labour shortages”.
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UK ratifies Maritime Labour Convention
The United Kingdom has ratified the International Labour Organization’s Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).
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NewsCountries urged to protect children
A guidance document published jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) says that although almost every country has signed international conventions to protect children, many have not translated these agreements into national legislation.
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New video telemedicine initiative
Software developer Diginonymous LLC and the Maritime Medical Access Program at The George Washington University (GWU) Medical Faculty Associates have teamed up to offer an advanced shipboard video telemedicine service for the international maritime industry.
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NewsForum to discuss working conditions
Government, employer and worker delegates are meeting at International Labour Organization (ILO) headquarters to consider ways to promote decent work in the fishing industry through the implementation and ratification of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188).
