Organisations and individuals representing fishers
The fisheries section is an important part of the ITF’s activities. Its focus is to bring fishers’ living and working standards in line with other industries. Exploitative practices experienced on board fishing vessels mean fishers’ lives and livelihoods need to be represented at both a grassroots and international level.
Structure
A conference normally takes place every four years and a fisheries section committee usually meets once a year. There are also regional committees for Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
International representation
The fisheries section is active in a number of international organisations working within specific fields. These include:
- Fisheries management – United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the International Whaling Commission (IWC)
- The social dimension – International Labour Organization (ILO)
- The safety aspects – International Maritime Organization (IMO)
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Section Officers |
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Chair |
Johnny Hansen (NSU, Norway) |
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1st Vice Chair |
Kenji Takahashi (JSU, Japan) |
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2nd Vice Chair |
Angel Juan Navarro (SOMU, Argentina) |
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Women Transport Workers’ Representative |
Sylvie Roux (CFDT, France) |
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Young Transport Workers’ Representative |
Jorge Alejandro Vargas (SOMU, Argentina) |
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Africa |
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Chair |
Barthelemy Yao Kouassi (SYMAPECI, Ivory Coast) |
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Vice Chair |
Daniel Koranteng (MDU,Ghana) |
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Vice Chair |
Vacant |
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Arab World |
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Chair |
Vacant |
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Asia/Pacific |
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Chair |
Kenji Takahashi (JSU, Japan) |
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Vice Chair |
Tae Kil Chung (FKSU, Korea) |
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Vice Chair |
Genta Sumarlan (KPI, Indonesia) |
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Vice Chair |
Vacant |
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Member |
Ashiqul Alam Chowdhury, BNSF, Bangladesh |
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Europe (ETF Fisheries Section) |
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Chair |
Juan Manuel Trujillo (CC.OO, Spain) |
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Regional 1st Vice Chair |
Vacant |
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Regional 2nd Vice Chair |
Vacant |
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Regional Women's Representative |
Sylvie Roux (CFDT, France) |
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Member |
Árni Bjarnason (FFSÍ, Iceland) |
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Member |
Petr Osichansky (SUR, Russia) |
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Member |
Karsten Kristensen, 3F, Denmark |
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Member |
Ludovic Peuch, FGTE-CFDT, France |
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Member |
José Blanco, FESMC-UGT, Spain |
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Latin America/Caribbean |
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Chair |
Angel Juan Navarro (SOMU, Argentina) |
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Vice Chair |
Eric Alberto Riffo Paz (SIOMOT, Chile) |
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Vacant |
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Vice Chair |
Vacant |
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Vice Chair (Youth) |
Hernan Valera (CJOMN, Argentina) |
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North America |
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| Chair |
Vacant |