ILO, International Labour Organization (2022) ‘Out of sight, out of mind’ attitude hampering covid recovery for fishers and seafood processors in South-East Asia.
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An “out of sight, out of mind” attitude remains towards migrant workers in South-East Asia’s fishing and seafood processing industries despite pre-pandemic attention on the industry’s labour practices and promises of reform according to a new ILO and Cornell University report. ‘Rough Seas: The impact of COVID-19 on fishing workers in South-East Asia ’ reveals how the impact of COVID-19 on migrant fishers and seafood processors has been exacerbated through their exclusion from government relief programmes, social security protection and unemployment benefits during the crisis. It highlights how workers are made “out of sight” through policies that severely limit their freedom of movement or where their places of work – fishing vessels – are difficult to monitor. A general dearth of reliable data about the industry’s workforce and the terms and conditions under which they work is another contributing factor. The report calls for increased transparency in corporate practices as well as improved collection and disclosure of data on workers, particularly those in fishing. This will be crucial to ensuring that these workers do not fall into a policy blind-spot during the pandemic and its aftermath.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Covid, Fish Processing, South East Asia, Labour, Migrants, Social Security, Unemployment, Labour Code, Fishing Vessels, Working Conditions, Policy, International Labour Organization (ILO), seafood processing |
| Subjects: | Disasters and Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Jeeva ICSF Rajan |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2022 11:52 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jun 2022 11:53 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/16842 |
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