Italian Government gives its greenlight for ratification of ILO Convention 188 The ETF welcomes the green light of the Italian Government for the ratification of the ILO Convention 188 “Work in fishing”. The ETF, together with ITF, will continue to ask as many countries as possible to ratify the Convention 188 and properly implement it. The Convention is a fundamental international instrument to protect fishers’ working conditions and rights. News 30 Jan 2020
Landing obligation has led to increased workload for fishers The EU Social Partners in Sea Fisheries ETF and Europêche adopted a joint resolution on the socio-economic impact of the EU landing obligation on the fishing industry. They agreed to call on the European Commission to revise the EU landing obligation so that it is consistent with other legal instruments adopted by the EU, in particular, Directive 2017/159 and the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. News 6 Nov 2019
European social partners call EU to halt abuses of migrant fishers in a part of the EU’s fishing sector Press Release 12 May 2017
The Social Partners’ Agreement becomes EU Directive which paves the way towards decent work in the fishing sector Press Release 14 Oct 2016
Social Partners’ Agreement to improve the working conditions in the fishing sector finally presented to the Council resource 19 Apr 2016
European Social Partners committed to overcome social deficiencies in the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Press Release 1 Dec 2015