Agreement towards harmonizing laws and inspection in Indonesia’s fishing sector

Ship to Shore Rights SEA facilitated a meeting on 6 October 2021 between Anwar Sanusi, General-Secretary of the Ministry of Manpower and Basilio Dias Araujo, Deputy for the Sovereignty of Maritime Affairs and Energy, Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs. The meeting agreed on establishing a harmonization team in Indonesia. The team will comprise of experts from relevant ministries and government authorities, which will be responsible to review and harmonize laws regulating working conditions for Indonesian fishers, and to coordinate a joint inspection system at the national level. The ILO will provide technical and organizational assistance to the harmonization team over the next 12 months and support decent work for fishers and processing workers in the country.