Darilaut – On June 8, the World Ocean Day, 7 non-governmental organizations (NGO) around the world will release a briefing titled, “No Fisheries without Crew: the urgent need for labor standards in the WCPFC” and host a multinational webinar on June 7 to urge Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) members, cooperating non-members and participating territories (CCMs) to work together to adopt a binding Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) on crew labor standards.
The 7 NGO are Advocates for Public Interest Law, the International Transport Workers Federation, Citizens Institute for Environmental Studies, Environmental Justice foundation, Human Dignity Group, Human Rights Now, and Serve the People Association.
Numerous NGO and media reports have recently revealed that the global seafood supply chain is tainted with labor exploitation, human trafficking and forced labor, which led to an increasing demand in the international community that human rights should be protected at sea as on land and the protection of those working in the fisheries is essential in promoting sustainable and responsible fisheries.
In response to such rising demand, Indonesia proposed a binding CMM on crew labor standards in December 2020 at the 17th Regular Session of the WCPFC, the regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) which regulates one of the world’s largest tuna fishing grounds.
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