ILO is working to ensure decent work for all fishers. The ILO’s international labour standard concerned specifically with work on board fishing vessels is the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188). This Convention demonstrates the renewed commitment by the ILO to ensure decent work in fishing.
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Urgent Call for Tuna Management Procedures with Harvest Control Rules
The upcoming Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting, scheduled for 27 November – 3 December 2022, provides an important opportunity for the WCPFC to demonstrate its ongoing leadership and management to preserve the health of tuna fisheries that are a vital source of economic development and food security for the region. Download the…
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Party to the Port States Measures Agreement (PSMA)
The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is the first binding international agreement to specifically target illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Its objective is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing by preventing vessels engaged in IUU fishing from using ports and landing their catches. In this way, the PSMA reduces the incentive of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008
The EU IUU Regulation is a transparent and non-discriminatory framework that applies to all marine wild-caught fish traded by non-EU countries into the EU market. This regulation requires that all marine fishery products include catch certificates validated by a competent flag state. The exporting state must have adequate measures to prevent and deter IUU fishing
Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307)
This Act prohibits importing any product that was mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced labor, including forced or indentured child labor. Withhold Release Orders (WRO) are issued by Custom Border Patrol (CBP) when merchandise is suspected of being associated with forced labor which then prevents products from entering the U.S.
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
This act imposes sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea. For goods to be imported into the U.S., Custom Border Patrol must find by clear and convincing evidence that the goods were not produced with convict, labor, or indentured labor. The act reiterates the need for comprehensive due diligence by and on behalf of companies