3rd ARF Workshop on Implementing UNCLOS and other International Instruments to address Emerging Maritime Issues
Dr. Mi Zhou, Chief Technical Advisor of Ship to Shore Rights Programme, presented about ‘Regional cooperation to end forced labour and human trafficking in fisheries’ during the Workshop on Implementing UNCLOS and other International Instruments to address Emerging Maritime Issues at the 3rd ASEAN Regional Forum.
Indonesian National Consultative Dialogues
ILO and IOM in Indonesia held a three-day online series of National Consultative Dialogue from 30 June to 2 July. Over 70 participants, representing a broad range of stakeholders and interests, including government, employers’ organizations, workers’ organizations, civil society, academic development partners and donors came together to identify priorities areas of action for the implementation […]
Ship to Shore Rights SEA advocates for fair recruitment practices to be adopted by TTIA members
Ship to Shore Rights shared the fair recruitment principles and best practices with 26 members of the Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA), based on the ILO General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment and definition of recruitment fees and related costs, as well as other ILO research including global trends in recruitment fees and […]
Ship to Shore Rights SEA gives technical assistance on Draft Draft Decree on the implementation articles in Law 69
Ship to Shore Rights SEA together with other ILO labour migration projects and development partners provided technical inputs to the draft ‘Decree on the implementation of a number of articles in the Law on Contract-Based Overseas Workers (Law 69)’. ILO advocated aligning the draft Decree with international labour standards and best practices, with a focus […]
Ship to Shore Rights SEA gives technical assistance on draft Prime Ministers’ Decision on the Fund for Overseas Employment Assistance (FOEA)
On 15 April 2021, Ship to Shore Rights SEA joined forces with other ILO labour migration projects and development partners to provide detailed technical inputs to the Draft Decision on the Fund for Overseas Employment Assistance to improve migrant workers’ access to the benefits provided through the FOEA.
ILO-IOM Workshop improves understanding on the role of workers’ representatives and advocates in the supervisory mechanism of the Work in Fishing Convention, 20017 (No.188)
The workshop facilitated cooperation between established representative organizations of workers familiar with the ILO supervisory procedure and organizations advocating the rights and interests of fishers and migrant workers without having direct access to these procedure. It also provided opportunity for Migrant Working Group to present its survey’s findings on the implementation of C.188 in Thailand.
Thailand National Programme Advisory Committee inaugural meeting adopts national work plan
The Thailand National Programme Advisory Committee (Thai PAC)of Ship to Shore Rights SEA met for the first time on 10 March 2021. The Thai PAC is comprised of key stakeholders from government, civil society, workers’ organizations, and employers’ organizations. Chaired by the Ministry of Labour and the EU Delegation to Thailand, the meeting endorsed the […]