A Health check: Going by the experience of Senegal’s fishing communities, there is urgent need to promote decent working conditions in West Africa’s artisanal fishing sector

Gorez, Beatrice (2008) A Health check: Going by the experience of Senegal’s fishing communities, there is urgent need to promote decent working conditions in West Africa’s artisanal fishing sector. Samudra Report (50). pp. 13-15. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

In mid-July 2008, the Galician Association of Women Shell Collectors (AGAMAR) hosted an international Forum on Risk Prevention and Workers’ Health in the Fishing Sector (Foro Internacional de Prevención de Riscos e Saúde Laboral no Sector Pesqueiro). Apart from the different representatives of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), participants included various artisanal fishing organizations from India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, South Africa, Uganda, Guinea, Senegal, Guadeloupe, France,Canada, Honduras and Spain, who shared their experiences and concerns on the issues that affect their fisheries, communities and livelihoods.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0653
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Senegal, Labour, Fishing Communities, Artisanal Fisheries, Working Conditions, International Labour Organisation (ILO), Convention
Subjects:	Decent Work
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 06:49
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 05:21
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1237

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