Category: Fishermen

Understanding the Role of a Fisheries Observer

Abuse, Fisheries Observer, Fishermen, Insight Briefing Note, Press Release, Reports, safety, Threats, Welfare

‘‘If an observer discovers things they weren’t intended to know about, they can face intimidation, threats, violence and, in the worst cases, murder.’’ London. UK. Human Rights at Sea today issues the latest in its series of Insight Briefing Notes covering key human rights issues within the maritime environment. Titled 'The Role of a Fisheries Observer' the insight is provided by Martin Purves, who prior to his present role as the Managing Director of the International Pole and Line Foundation, spent years at sea in fisheries management roles, including as a fisheries observer.

Taiwanese Fisheries Agency addresses 2019 Greenpeace Fisheries Slavery Report with Prosecutors

Asia, Fishermen, Forced Labour, Greenpeace, Human Rights, Labour rights, Press Release, Taiwan

London. UK. FISHERIES. The Taiwanese Government has responded to the Greenpeace allegations of forced labour practices in the Taiwanese fleet from the 2019 report: '“SEABOUND: The Journey to Modern Slavery on the High Seas”. The Fisheries Agency of Taiwan has now forwarded the cases to the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office.

Taiwan Government Positively and Comprehensively Responds to Human Rights at Sea Fisheries Report

Asia, Fishermen, Fishing, Flag State, Governance, Press Release, Taiwan

"The Presidential Office Human Rights Consultative Committee, the Human Rights Promotion Task Force of the Executive Yuan and the Coordination Conference for Human Trafficking Prevention have been inviting relevant ministries and agencies to convene meeting regularly. Relevant issues being addressed in such meetings have already embraced the philosophy of human rights at sea." London, UK / Taipei, Taiwan. Human Rights at Sea is pleased to publish the formal Taiwan Government response from the Director General of the Taiwan Fisheries Agency to the charity's October 2019 '“Baseline Study on the Awareness and Application of Human Rights in Taiwan’s Fishing Industry”, as a matter of transparency and reflection of positive State engagement with the organisation.

UK Fisheries Sector Human Rights and Social Welfare Baseline Project gets underway

Fishermen, Fishermen's Mission, Fishing, HRAS, Human Rights, ILO 188, Social Welfare

London. UK. The first stage of the inaugural UK Fisheries Sector Human Rights and Social Welfare Baseline Project has started as part of new joint work between Human Rights at Sea and The Fishermen's Mission. Human Rights at Sea has been variously asked if there is a need for such an assessment in terms of the level of human rights and social welfare provisions in the sector.

Taiwanese social welfare NGO working with Human Rights at Sea

Fishermen, Fishing, Press Release, Seafarers, Supporting Entities, Taiwan, Uncategorised

Taipei, Taiwan. Today in Taipei, the charitable NGOs Human Rights at Sea and the Catholic faith-based NGO Rerum Novarum Social Service Center of the Society of Jesus met to discuss respective work and projects related to victims of human rights abuses and available social services in support of migrant fishermen amongst other peoples and workers.

Labour Abuse: Taiwanese Fisheries Human Rights Baseline Study Published

Abuse, Case Study, Distant water fisheries, fisheries, Fishermen, Forced Labour, Governance, Human Rights, ILO, ILO 188, Taiwan

London, UK. Human Rights at Sea publishes a new baseline study in relation to the Taiwanese coastal and deep water fishing industry responding to ongoing field reporting of systemic human rights abuses for national and migrant crews despite current efforts to curb abuse reflecting international human rights and fisheries standards.

New Indian Koli Fishing Community Human Rights Baseline Study published

Abuse, Fishermen, Fishing, India, Koli Fishing Community, Mumbai, Report, Seafarers

Reflecting ongoing human rights research work throughout the maritime environment and associated supply chains today Human Rights at Sea publishes their baseline field report for the Koli fishing community who live and work at sea in Mumbai, India. Undertaken in the field during the monsoon period the charity's local researchers spent time with the fishermen, their Co-opertative Societies, local community representatives and government officials to understand the levels of awareness, advocacy and understanding of individual's human rights as they apply within the community.

China fishing vessel safety workshop looks towards treaty ratification

Cape Town Agreement, China, Fishermen, Fishing

Press Release 6th August 2019 London. UK. [Reproduction of IMO Press Release] National workshop discussed China’s potential ratification and implementation of fisheries-related conventions, including IMO’s 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA), aimed at improving safety standards on fishing vessels, and the 1995 Standards on Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F). ​Fisheries-related conventions are...

Pacific Fisheries Abuses: Testimony of Fijian Fishing Widows, Mother and Sister

Abuse, Fishermen, Fishing, Human Rights, Pacific Dialogue, Pacific Fisheries, Press Release, Report, Tuna, Tuna Fleets

Press Release 24th July 2019 “He was stabbed with a knife below his heart by a Chinese crewman.” London. UK. In partnership with Fijian-based NGO, Pacific Dialogue, Human Rights at Sea publishes the fifth case study in the current series exposing the consequences and challenges for families of seafarers who have suffered and died as a...

OP-ED: NGO Pacific Dialogue on Pacific Seafarers

Fiji, Fishermen, Fishing, Opinion Piece, Pacific Dialogue, Pacific Fisheries, Partnerships, Press Release

Opinion Piece 4th July 2019 Suva, Fiji. The Fijian partner to Human Rights at Sea, the NGO Pacific Dialogue, released an OP-ED for the occasion of the 2019 ‘Day of the Seafarer’ which is reproduced for an increased awareness of the history, issues and work being carried out in the Pacific by seafarers which is...

BHRRC Out of Sight Report - Modern Slavery

BHRRC issues Modern Slavery Report in the Pacific Tuna Fisheries

Abuse, BHRRC, Fishermen, Fishing, Flag State, Forced Labour, Pacific Fisheries, Tuna

PACIFIC FISHERIES – NEW BHRRC REPORT London, UK. At the start of the week, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) launched a new briefing and online platform Out of Sight: Modern Slavery in Pacific Supply Chains of Canned Tuna – A Survey and Analysis of Company Action and issued a detailed report. The report highlights...

Anglo-North Irish Fisheries Human Rights Audits & Response published

ANIFPO, Audit, Business and Human Rights, CSR, Development, Fishermen, Fishing, Governance, HRAS, Policy

Press Release 28th May 2019 London. UK. / Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. Today, Human Rights at Sea publishes the Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation (ANIFPO) voluntary annual human rights and business audits undertaken by Human Rights at Sea International Ltd (HRASi), the not-for-profit subsidiary consultancy of the charity. For three years Human Rights at Sea has been...

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