The ILO Work in Fishing Convention 2007: A Guide for Unions

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It is widely recognised that the 40 million men and women working in fisheries worldwide are operating in a highly dangerous and mostly unregulated profession. The ITF family has been working to achieve decent working and living conditions for these workers by building union power and lobbying for international labour standards.

One key area of this work is the lobbying for ratification and implementation of the ILO Work in Fishing Convention 2007 (No 188). The landmark convention is applicable to all types of commercial fishing and seeks to provide acceptable minimum standards that protect fishers in all aspects of their work. However, the convention will not come into force until it is ratified by 10 International Labour Organization (ILO) member states. The ITF has produced a guide for unions and their members to gain a deeper understanding of the Convention which will help them lobby more effectively for its ratification.

Order the The ILO Work in Fishing Convention 2007 – A Guide for Unions available in Arabic, English, French, Indonesian, Spanish and Tamil here >>

ITF unions – keep us up to date with your lobbying progress, so we can share your tactics, encourage other unions and support your lobbying activities. Email fish@itf.org.uk.

Get involved in the Catcher to Counter organising programme, which seeks to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing and increase union power for all workers along the fisheries supply chain. Help us build a global picture of the industry, you can find out more here >>

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