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Improving Social Responsibility in Small-scale Fisheries: How can the SSF Guidelines Help?

Vigo Dialogue on Decent Work in Fisheries and Aquaculture, 02 October 2018 Vigo, Spain

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 17

Author NON-FAO

Publisher International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) ;

Product type Document

Category Guideline

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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