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Scoping study on decent work and employment in fisheries and aquaculture: Issues and actions for discussion and programming

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 108 p.

Author Nora Kokanova; Paola Termine; Nicole Franz; Mariaeleonora D’Andrea; Jennifer Gee; Yvette Diei; Felix Marttin; Junning Cai; Peter Deupmann; Uwe Barg

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109352-8

Series number NonSerial (Scoping Study_ES)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Worldwide small-scale fishers, boat crew members, fish-processors, fish traders and fish processing workers face serious labour related challenges specifically linked to the nature of the sector, including prevailing informality, seasonality, remoteness and hazardous nature of work. Inadequate knowledge and skills make many fishers dependent on unpaid family labour including those of women and children. Where labour regulation exist are of difficult application. The study explores wide-ranging decent work concerns in fisheries and aquaculture sector with the objective to inform and guide FAO programming and partnering with governments, civil society organizations, private sector and other UN organizations in promoting decent working conditions along the whole fish value chain.

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