Offshore wind farms: the voice of the fishers must be heard! ETF and Europêche adopted a joint resolution on the impact of offshore wind farms on fisheries. News 1 Jul 2021
ETF, Europeche and LDAC call for transposition of international instruments on maritime safety and labour in fisheries LDAC, ETF and Europeche sent a joint letter to the European Commission, requesting the transposition of key international legal instruments on safety and labour standards in the fishing sector. News 5 May 2021
Europeche-ETF-LDAC joint letter on Safety and Labour Standards in the Fishing Sector resource 5 May 2021
ETF and Europêche answer questions about ILO “Work in fishing” Convention The ETF and Europêche share a Q&A document about the ILO “Work in fishing” Convention 188, covering subjects such as the scope of the convention, working and rest time, and enforcement. News 14 Jan 2021
Modernisation of fishing vessels must be a priority: SWWAC adopts an opinion on gross tonnage limits adaptation Following social partners’ calls for change to gross tonnage limitations, the SWWAC has adopted an opinion in favour of measures to encourage the modernisation of fishing vessels. News 10 Dec 2020
Joint ETF-Europeche resolution on human rights and labour abuses on certain Asian fishing fleets resource 12 Nov 2020
EU must put in place effective measures to ban imports from fleets with evidence of labour abuses There is growing evidence that the fleets scoring worst in global IUU fishing are also the ones where more cases of forced labour and human rights and labour abuses are observed. To stop imports of fish products from countries that are violating environmental as well as labour standards to the EU, European Social Partners of the fisheries sector adopted a resolution, urging the Commission to take appropriate actions. News 11 Nov 2020
Fishing capacity ceilings have to be reviewed to bring the sector closer to social and environmental sustainability Social partners call for a revision of the current fishing capacity rules to allow for improvements in safety and working conditions and move the industry closer to the European Green Deal goals. News 10 Nov 2020