Skipper who treated crew as slaves sentenced
Hamilton Sheriff Court has given community payback order and an order to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work to a scalloper skipper who has been found to have treated his…
FFA and ILO join forces to improve working conditions for Pacific fishing crews
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) have formalised a new partnership aimed at strengthening the protection of human rights and labour standards for…
Weak controls on illegally-caught fish entering UK market
Critical checks on seafood products entering the UK market have dropped to ‘alarmingly’ low levels since Brexit, according to NGOs, which claim that this could be plaving illegally-caught seafood on…
GTA welcomes first steps by IOTC to address crew welfare
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) has spoken up for its Partners, global retailers and brands, in advocating for labour standards in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries with its Lives On The…
Urgent need for improved working conditions for Indian Ocean tuna crews
Ahead of the 29th Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) on 13th April, the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is putting pressure on IOTC members to task the Working…
MSC responds to ITF/Nature claims
The Marine Stewardship Council has responded to claims made by the International Transport Federation in a study published in Nature, concerning forced labout in tuna fisheries. ‘We recognise forced and…
Forced labour identified on MSC-certified fishing vessels
The International Transport Federation claims that MSC certification is no guarantee of safe working conditions on certified vessels – despite the MSC’s claim of these being free of forced labour.…
Nephrops FIP linked to human rights abuses
There are credible claims of forced labour and human trafficking linked to the UK nephrops Fishery Improvement Project, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which states it has…
Report highlights ongoing labour law breaches in Thai fishing industry
Survey results released by Fishers’ Rights Network (FRN) show startling breaches of international labour laws in the Thai fishing industry, with 84% of those surveyed not allowed to keep their own…
Death-trap’s crew must be paid and allowed to go, says ITF
Currently alongside in Vigo, trawler Santa Isabel has allowed by its owners to become a floating death trap, according to ITF inspectors who have been on board the 84-metre trawler,…
