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Vigo Dialogue 2018 on Decent Work in Fisheries and Aquaculture. Social Responsability on the Fisheries Value Chain

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Vigo Dialogue on decent work in fisheries and aquaculture. Fish is one of the world’s most traded food commodities with millions of people depending on fisheries as a source of jobs, income and livelihoods. In 2016, FAO data indicates that 59 million people were directly engaged in the primary sector of capture fisheries and aquaculture. Numerous international and national initiatives are now calling for increased social responsibility and improvements of social and labour conditions in fisheries value chains. Such initiatives are increasingly supported by governments, non-governmental organizations, industry, certification schemes and international governmental organizations and agencies.

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