Name of Resource | Work in Fishing Convention No. 188 (2007) |
Type | International legislation / policy |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Organization | International Labour Organization |
Initiative launch date | 16 November 2017 |
Description | The Work in Fishing Convention sets the basic standards of decent work in the fishing industry. Convention No. 188 sets out binding requirements to address the main issues concerning work on board fishing vessels, including occupational safety and health and medical care at sea and ashore, rest periods, written work agreements, and social security protection at the same level as other workers. It aims to ensure that fishing vessels are constructed and maintained so that fishers have decent living conditions on board. The Convention helps prevent unacceptable forms of work for all fishers, especially migrant fishers. It provides for regulation of the recruitment process and investigation of complaints by fishers. This could help prevent forced labour, trafficking and other abuses. States ratifying Convention No. 188 commit to exercising control over fishing vessels, through inspection, reporting, monitoring, complaint procedures, penalties and corrective measures, and may then also inspect foreign fishing vessels visiting their ports and take appropriate action. |
Availability | ARA, DEU, ENG, FRA, RUS, SPA, ZHO: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NOR::P12100_ILO_CODEU:C188 |