Joining forces in the fisheries sector. Promoting safety, decent work and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

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Joining forces in the fisheries sector. Promoting safety, decent work and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

Outcomes of the Regional Technical Seminar, Mahé, Seychelles, 21-23 May 2019

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) This brief presents the outcomes of the second regional technical seminar on safety, working conditions and IUU fishing for the South West Indian Ocean region, held in May 2019. The meeting was organized by the FAO and Apostleship of the Sea, in collaboration with ILO, IMO, and The Pew Charitable Trusts with the participation of UNODC. The objectives of the seminar were to identify and discuss measures and actions to: Increase awareness on the protection of human rights in the fishing sector along with the main international legal frameworks covering the issue; Promote increased cooperation among responsible international agencies like FAO, IMO, ILO and UNODC and related regional and national authorities; Increase political commitment and the development of regional/national actions and measures to fight labour abuses and IUU fishing in the fishing sector; and Identify possible ways of inter‐agency collaboration and future actions by concerned stakeholders. Participants were experts from the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) region (Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion (France), Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar) on matters of fisheries, labour, safety, human trafficking, human rights and small-scale fisheries. In total 38 specialists from faith-based organizations, trade unions, national human rights institutions, government agencies and international organizations participated in the meeting and adopted the following Call for Action, dubbed Mahé Call for Action.

Last updated date 10/07/2020.

Language English

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