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The actual act of ‘fishing’ is just the first step in a long chain of processes that allow food products to arrive on the supermarket shelf. In fact the entire “catcher to counter” chain is responsible for millions of jobs worldwide; from catching to processing, to shipping and eventually the sale of fish – workers face a multitude of challenges, unique to the industry, at every stage along the chain. Advances in technology, environmental changes and limits, human factors, policy choices, illegal acts and globalisation raise issues that must be considered on a daily basis and which create an unusual working environment that is dependent on so many external factors.
The workers are the links in this complicated “catcher to counter” chain and must not be overlooked, the importance of working together to effect change is greater than ever.
The fishing industry and wider agro-food sector is so vast that it is alarming to learn just how small a percentage of workers are unionised. And in an industry that continues to grow and remains susceptible to change, the organisation of its workers is of utmost importance.
The need to attract and recruit young people into a profession where the future is unclear is a hard job in itself but existing workers must also be provided with well regulated living and working conditions and international minimum standards in an industry where resources are never guaranteed. All of this can be achieved with efficient and effective organising, and this programme aims to be the first step towards doing just that.
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