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Alleged forced labor, IUU fishing Indications on Indonesian vessels behind Australian tuna brands: Greenpeace Southeast Asia report
Canberra, Australia, March 3, 2026 – Twenty five (25) Indonesian fishing boat crew — onboard 17 Indonesian tuna fishing vessels and allegedly involving five Indonesian seafood companies that supply their…
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World Fisheries Day: championing the communities who keep our oceans alive
Coastal communities' knowledge and sustainable practices are essential to conserving the ocean’s richness - an ocean we all depend on.
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Joint Statement: Transforming the Fisheries Industry and Cross-Sectors through a Human Rights-Based Approach in the Asia Pacific Region
Today, Bangkok once again becomes the place where stakeholders discussed and reaffirmed their commitment to human rights. The 2025 UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum (7th UNRBHRF) convenes at a pivotal moment for Asia and the Pacific.
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Netting Profits, Risking Lives: The Unresolved Human and Environmental Exploitation at Sea
Forced labor and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing indications continue to be pervasive in Taiwanese distant water fishing. Recruitment agencies reportedly benefit financially by exploiting migrant fishers. This investigation…
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New Hope for Ethical Fisheries: Fishers Movement Groups Applaud Adoption of Measures on Crew Labour Standards at the WCPFC21
Jakarta, 3 December 2024 (SBMI/GPID). At its 21st Regular Session held in Suva, Fiji, on December 3, 2024, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC 21) took a landmark…
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Fishing communities coalition launches with demand for coastal reserves
"If the sea ecosystem is healthy and we have the power to protect it from destructive business activities, we’re not only protecting the future of the island, but also ensuring a quality life for our future generations."
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“We were born by the sea and want to die by the sea”: Meet the “aunties” who are leading Thailand’s fishing communities
“I’m still fishing even after I’m married. Even when I was eight-months pregnant, I was still getting the boat ready for the fishing trip!”
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ASEAN urged to provide implementing guidelines to protect Southeast Asian migrant fishers and ratify C-188
The ASEAN Declaration on the Placement and Protection of Migrant Fishers is an important first step towards eradicating forced labour and human rights abuses in the fishing industry, but the declaration needs to be actualised in order to make a difference. Together with Team 9, we want ASEAN to move the discussion forward and provide…
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Tricked and Failed
I could only hope that the Indonesian government finally hears our cries for help and acts on our behalf to strictly enforce laws to end the cycle of abuse. Don’t let any more migrant fishers fall victim to injustice. It should end with me.
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Roadmap For Recommendations For the Ratification of Work in Fishing Convention, 2007
In June 2007, the International Labour Organization (ILO) created the Work in Fishing Convention (No. 188). The ILO C-188 was aimed at ensuring decent working conditions for fishers aboard fishing…