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Migrant Fishers Union and allies outraged by seafood industry’s ‘tone-deaf’ admission that isolation is deliberate. Seafood industry rep tells migrant fishers experiencing forced labour and horrific work conditions that being […]
Concern over enforced removal of migrant fishers. Three migrant fishers who faced enforced removal and 10-year re-entry bans were voluntarily removed from the UK after being failed by their employer […]
Migrant fishers are being subjected to systematic labour exploitation because the UK Government refuses to clarify and close loopholes in its immigration rules, a new report from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) […]
More than 32 000 fishers in Kenya and Thailand supported by Stella Maris thanks to IFFS grants. On World Fisheries Day global maritime network Stella Maris is pleased to announce […]
Migrant fishing workers require urgent attention, say labour exploitation experts. Publishing a new briefing, Focus on Labour Exploitation is taking steps to highlight the underbelly of exploitation in the fishing […]
150 employment permits for Irish fishers Ireland’s Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Emer Higgins, has introduced a new quota of 150 General Employment Permits for the role […]
New coalition demands Taiwan & Indonesia protect fishers in major migration. The historic new coalition of unions and civil society organisations launches to demand Indonesian and Taiwanese authorities protect Indonesian […]
Call for end of ‘exploitation’ of migrant fishing labour The International Transport Workers’ Federation’s (ITF) says The Financial Times is reporting on the latest ‘shocking story emanating from the UK fishing industry, affecting crew […]
Full statement from The Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance on reports on abuse and exploitation of migrant workers. Speaking on behalf of The Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance, Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the […]
Transit visas and migrant worker concerns in the UK fishing industry This week has seen the publication of two reports raising concerns about transit visas and migrant worker welfare. On […]
The Seafarers’ Charity stands ready to support migrant workers in UK Fishing. The Seafarers’ Charity has been shocked at the findings of new research published by the University Of Nottingham […]
Newfoundland fishers express concern over church proposal. The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) has serious concerns over a proposal by the Anglican Cathedral of St. […]
Training for Thai Union fishers. Thai Union Group PCL and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) co-hosted a health and safety training workshop for more than 70 fishers recently in […]
EU Social Partners unveil new tools to strengthen the social dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy. The EU Social Partners in the fisheries sector, represented by Europêche and the European Transport […]
Investigation reveals high levels of shark fishing in the North Pacific. Greenpeace investigators’ first-ever full-haul documentation has exposed widespread destructive fishing practices plaguing the North Pacific’s Emperor Seamounts, a unique […]
EU Sea Fisheries Social Partners: Advancing social sustainability: Statement by Europêche. As we finalise the deliverables of the “Pillars of the Sea 3” project, we are pleased to present our […]
The US gives Taiwan and Thailand a pass for forced labour at sea. Seafood labour activists blast US rankings of Taiwan and Thailand in human trafficking report for downplaying the […]
Europe’s first worker-driven social responsibility pilot launched to fight worker exploitation at sea and in UK fishing. Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX), the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and the […]
EU Social Partners in the fisheries sector launch new project. The new joint project of the European social partners for sea fisheries (Europêche and ETF) has kicked off in Amsterdam. Following […]
Global fisheries conference marks progress for workers. Unions representing more than 129,000 fishers gathered in Amsterdam, to set their agenda for advancing fishers’ rights, safety and working conditions. The International […]
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