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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.

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...

OP-ED: Alan McCulla OBE CEO Anglo North Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation

Articles, Fishermen, Fishing, Governance, Human Rights, OP-ED, Partnerships

OP-ED 19th March 2019 London. UK. Alan McCulla OBE Chief Executive of the Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation/Sea Source and Chair of the Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance speaks about his background and upbringing into the Northern Irish fishing community, his drive for better working conditions and business transparency in the fishing industry, and his organisation’s relationship with...

Human Rights at Sea and Stop Illegal Fishing announce collaboration to raise awareness of human rights protections on fishing vessels

Abuse, Fishermen, Fishing, International Issues

Press Release 31st August 2018 London.UK. Human Rights at Sea and the Botswana-based African NGO Stop Illegal Fishing (SIF) have entered into  a mutually supporting collaborative partnership to continue to maintain and raise the global narrative on illegal fishing activities which include promoting human rights protections against abuses of crew. Stop Illegal Fishing works to end...

New global Maritime Human Rights Reporting Platform launched

Case Studies, CSR Policies, Fishing, Governance, Press Release, Publications, Resources, Seafarers, Uncategorised

PRESS RELEASE 16 January 2018 Human Rights at Sea is pleased to announce a new and unique partnership with the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre through the launching this week of the new global platform for recording cases of maritime human rights abuses, highlighting pertinent international cases from the shipping and fisheries industries, and...

Thai Union and Nestlé Launch Demonstration Boat to Promote Human Rights in Fishing Industry

Articles, Fishing, HRAS, Human Rights, Seafarers, seafood

Friday, December 15, 2017 – 10:00am NEWSROOM: Nestlé CONTENT: Press Release BANGKOK, December 15, 2017 /3BL Media/ — Thai Union Group PCL and Nestlé have launched a demonstration boat to promote the human rights of workers in the Thai fishing industry. The boat is the first of its kind in Thailand. The two companies, in collaboration with global...

The HRAS Interview: Dr Patricia Kailola, CEO of Pacific Dialogue, Fiji

Articles, Fishing, Human Rights, Industry, International Issues, Interview, Legal, NGOs, Partnerships, Supporting Entities

Tuna: Caught by Slaves and Canned by Slaves Welcoming and warm-hearted, Fijians and other Pacific Islanders can be lured into the dark side of commercial tuna fishing. “Would you buy a can of tuna that you knew had been caught by slaves and canned by slaves?” asks Dr Patricia Kailola, CEO of Fiji-based NGO Pacific...

Consumers call for an end to forced labour in seafood supply chains

Abuse, Articles, Fishing, Industry, International Issues, Slavery

Consumers call for an end to forced labour in seafood supply chains 30 Sep 2015 By Juliette Aplin Reproduced with express permission. Consumers in California have filed two separate class-action lawsuits against Mars and Nestlé for failing to acknowledge the use of forced labour in the supply chains. The consumers claim they would have not bought...

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