Gender in voluntary standards for the seafood industry: The Asian seafood improvement collaborative (ASIC) and its partners have developed a voluntary social and gender standard for the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sector

Matheson, Rachel (2022) Gender in voluntary standards for the seafood industry: The Asian seafood improvement collaborative (ASIC) and its partners have developed a voluntary social and gender standard for the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sector. Yemaya (65). pp. 23-24. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Between 10 and 12 per cent of the world’s population depends on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods and nutrition. In the past decade, investigative reports have exposed the human rights violations pervasive throughout seafood supply chains, ranging from wage theft and illegal recruitment fees, inadequate health and safety protections, to violence, abuse and even murder. These issues undermine the resilience of seafood supply chains, but more importantly, they threaten the lives and well-being of families and communities working in the sector. Without adequate protection and enforcement measures, workers throughout supply chains are vulnerable to exploitation and human rights abuses. It has become increasingly important to develop innovative tools and approaches that protect the rights of workers and producers, and that amplify their voices.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM585
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Gender, Small-scale Fisheries, Livelihoods, Nutrition, Human Rights, Wages, Health, Fishing Communities, Asia, Seafood Industry, labour
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2022 11:35
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2022 11:36
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/16909

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