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Stakeholders in the maritime and fishing industry have given their consent to the ratification of two international protocols meant to regulate the operations of fishing vessels and working conditions of their crew members.
The protocols are the Cape Town Agreement (CTA) of 2012, designed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and the C188 Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
While the CTA seeks to set out a mandatory safety requirement for fishing vessels, the ILO Convention on fishing intends to regulate working conditions of fishers in the industry.
“Although in merchant shipping there are a lot of regulations in the country on the safety and welfare of vessels and the people who work in them, the situation is not the same in the fishing industry, hence the need for the ratification of the two conventions,” the acting Director in charge of Maritime Services at the
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Published February 12, 2021, 6:51 PM
The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs has called on government to immediately ratify the International Labor Organization Work in Fishing Convention No. 188 that was adopted over 14 years ago to protect fishing crew in foreign commercial vessels, many of them Filipinos currently facing various abuses and exploitation, including “slave-like” working conditions.
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In a virtual meeting Wednesday, the House panel chaired by TUCP Partylist Rep. Democrito C. Mendoza unanimously approved House Resolution 1152 urging government to ratify the WFC 188 that was adopted during an ILO general conference which was reportedly attended by the Philippines.
Despite its adoption in 2007, the WFC 188 was not completely processed by the Philippines for approval by the president and for subsequent confirmation by the Senae.