20 Jul 2011 - 20 Jul 2012
From Catcher to Counter

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About the programme

The joint ITF/IUF Fisheries Programme is a pilot organising programme working with both the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Union of Food Workers (IUF) – read about the background to the project here.

Read about how the Global unions fight for safety in the treacherous fishing industry>>

The programme seeks to address the fishing industry as whole – from “catcher to counter” – and to achieve the following objectives:

• Increase union membership
• Increase union power
• Standardising conditions across multinational companies
• Work to improve terms and conditions
• Guarantee conditions of workforce
• Put workers at the centre of the campaign
• Establish process to assure that fishing is not illegal, unregulated and unreported

For more information please contact:

Liz Blackshaw, ITF/IUF Fisheries programme leader on:
Blackshaw_liz@itf.org.uk
Tel: +44 207 9409290

Complete the survey To guarantee an effective organising programme we depend on the active participation and agreement of ITF and IUF affiliates to work with the Programme Leader collecting and collating information. A key part of this unprecedented trans-industry initiative is a quick survey that we kindly request all ITF/IUF affiliates in the fishing industry complete. Fill out the survey here >>