Overview of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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

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What I will talk about • 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 3

Concept of Decent Work Decent Work decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity 4

Conditions of work in fishing • Challenging marine environment • Labour intensive • Dangerous equipment and machinery • Long periods at sea • Fatigue • Complex employment relationships 5

Issues • Fishers often excluded from protection provided to other workers • Laws for protecting fishers have not always been clear or appropriate 6

Aim Decent Work for Fishers decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity 7

Aim Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) 8

ILO means of action • Research • Forum for international, tripartite discussion • Advocacy • Technical advisory services • Technical cooperation • International labour standards 9

International labour standards • For all workers • For specific issues • For specific sectors ILO Conventions - binding ILO Recommendations - guidance 10

ILO and the fishing sector • Fishing standards since 1920 11

Fishing sector today • Increasingly globalized sector • More migrant fishers 12

Most fishers are in or from Asia Capture fishers by region in 2010 Asia Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Europe North America Oceania Source: FAO (2012) 13

8 of 10 important fishing countries in Asia Top 10 countries by motorized fishing fleet… Top 10 countries by marine capture fishers… Source: FAO (2010) 1. China 1. China 2. Indonesia 2. Indonesia 3. Japan 3. Philippines 4. Philippines 4. Vietnam 5. India 5. India 6. Vietnam 6. Myanmar 7. Mexico 7. Brazil 8. United States 8. Taiwan (China) 9. Republic of Korea 9. Egypt 10. Cambodia 10. Thailand 14

Adoption of a standard for fishing Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188) votes of 437 for, 2 votes against and 22 abstentions 15

Adoption of a standard for fishing • Taking into consideration fundamental principles and rights at work • Recalling the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 16

Objective of C.188 ‘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.’ 17