Detecting forced labour in commercial fishing
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Detecting forced labour in commercial fishing
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (MOOC)
Online, 11 - 29 November 2024
Autoguiado
El curso está disponible en English
Presentación del curso
This free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provides guidance and tools to detect forced labour situations in industrial fishing activities, including distant water fishing.
¿Quiénes participan en este curso?
- Representatives of State authorities with oversight over different aspects of the commercial fishing industry, namely labour inspectors, fisheries inspectors, coastguard and navy officials, maritime safety and port State control inspectors.
- Representatives of non-state actors directly engaged with fishers or otherwise concerned with labour and human rights in fishing, such as trade unionists, representatives from international trade union federations, vessel owner associations, welfare groups and other NGOs, seafood buyers, "social auditors" and researchers.
What will you gain from the course?
- Understanding of the ILO legal instruments for work in fishing and for eliminating forced labour.
- Knowledge of the indicators the ILO has developed for identifying forced labour situations.
- Knowledge of resources and tools to assess situations where risks of forced labour are highest in the commercial fishing industry, to conduct inspections, and to follow-up when indicators of forced labour are found.
- Capacity to detect forced labour situations on board fishing vessels.
What topics does the course cover?
- The international framework for work in fishing and for eliminating forced labour: ILO relevant instruments, with emphasis on the definition of "forced labour" and its key elements; ILO forced labour indicators.
- How to effectively detect forced labour in fishing, using a "strategic compliance" approach: risk assessment; vessel inspections, from reviews of vessel documentation to inspection of working and living conditions on board fishing vessels, including interviews with fishers and other actors; follow-up investigation, referral and enforcement action of suspected forced labour cases.
What methods will be used?
- Interactive self-guided sessions combined with quizzes.
- A discussion forum to share best practices.
- Knowledge assessment at the start and at the end of the training.
