Forthcoming report
Handbook on the detection of forced labour in fishing
Existing guidance on forced labour detection has focussed in large part on land-based work settings, rather than on the highly specific and unique challenges to the detection of those in forced labour situations at sea.
Developed by the ILO with funding from the United States Department of Labor, under the MAP16 Project, the forthcoming detection Handbook responds to the need for consolidated guidance on the detection of forced labour among fishers.
The Handbook presents key indicators or “warnings signs” of forced labour in fishing and provides guidance, tools, and protocols for the integration of these indicators into the broader work of the range of agencies with regulatory authority over different aspects of the commercial fishing industry, as well as the work of other actors outside government in contact with fishers and involved in protecting and promoting their rights.
The Handbook presents key indicators or “warnings signs” of forced labour in fishing and provides guidance, tools, and protocols for the integration of these indicators into the broader work of the range of agencies with regulatory authority over different aspects of the commercial fishing industry, as well as the work of other actors outside government in contact with fishers and involved in protecting and promoting their rights.