The Citra Mina Workers Union, with the support of their national centre SENTRO and the IUF, is stepping up its push for the government of the Philippines to implement a regulation enforcing the rights of workers on fishing vessels which it has promulgated but never implemented.
The Vigo Dialogue on decent working conditions in fisheries and aquaculture, with the theme of Towards Social Responsibility in the Fish Business is expected to build on the 2014 and 2015 Vigo Dialogue sessions. The first call for participation in this year’s 4th October session has been announced.
Taking as its starting point the death of North Korean welder in a Polish shipyard some years ago, Vice has released its investigation into the murky world of what it claims is forced labour taking place in Europe.
A beer too many turned out to be an expensive mistake for a fisherman from Myanmar who subsequently found himself spending five years at sea without pay on a Thai fishing vessel.