3. Improving working conditions in fishing:
A. Issues raised during the session:
• Recruitment practices to ensure legal and voluntary entry for work on all fishing boats
• Working conditions and remuneration meet minimum standards of Thai labour laws, and wages are paid on a regular basis
• Coverage of Labour Protection Act for all commercial fishing boats
• A multi-disciplinary inspection regime for the fishing industry with the capacity to appropriately address labour issues
• Registration and monitoring systems of fishing boats including crew lists
• Coverage of social security and workers’ compensation scheme to include all fishermen
• Elimination of forced labour in the industry
• Access to effective grievance systems and complaints mechanism
• Safety and health of all workers in the industry
• Adequate wages
• Social dialogue, worker freedom to organize, organized workers as a means to secure valuable ideas and information to improve enterprise performance
• Ratification of ILO Convention 188