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was very low and most workers were unable to afford the unions fees. Other unions were experiencing similar problems , in particular low wages and working conditions;


• Several countries gave assurance that they were pushing for the ratification of ILO 188 Convention as this was a priority for social protection of workers in the fishing industry;


• To keep the FisheriesWelfare in Indonesia on the work programme for the next four years; • Concern was raised regarding detained Sri Lankan fishers in India and vice versa, which was a result of neither government having a proper system to deal with this;


• The ITF had already commenced work on a Maritime Women Leadership Programme, which would be opened up to women workers in the fisheries section in the future; and


• Madagascar hoped to be moving towards ratification of ILO 188 Convention in the near future and had started to approach new companies with the objective of signing CBAs, but needed the European affiliates to support the aims.


In Liberia the West Africa Fisheries (WAF) project supported by World Bank has had an adverse effect on the livelihood of fishers in West Africa. The Conference requested that further information be provided to the Secretariat on this project to be better placed to address this issue.


Agenda Item 4: Motions The Conference considered the motions referred by the Resolutions Committee, as follows:


Motion 26: Fishing industry McAra, (NZMSG, New Zealand) gave a presentation and introduced the motion.


The Conference adopted the motion with the following amendment: Paragraph 11: Calls upon the ITF to allocate appropriate resources, including progressing the debate about FOC in fishing and conducting a seminar, or a series of seminars, which would also include continuing the ongoing work to develop the role of the ITF Inspectorate in this industry. This debate must also include a review of the system of support and assistance that fishers may access as part of the ITF family. as discussed in Stockholm in 2008, and, arising from that, the appointment of a new FOC inspector who would also monitor exploitation in the fishing industry and help ensure the success of the campaign. This must also include a review of the system of support and assistance that fishers may access as part of the ITF family.


The revised motion is attached as annex 2.


Agenda item 5: Elections The following were elected by the Conference: Chair


1st Vice Chair 2nd Vice Chair


3rd Vice Chair 4th Vice Chair


Women Transport Workers’ Representative


Johnny Hansen ( NSU, Norway)


Lucien Razafindraibe (SYGMMA, Madagascar) Kenji Takahashi (JSU, Japan)


Juan Manuel Trujillo (CCOO, Spain) Jorge Vargas (SOMU, Argentina) Tracey Mayhew (SIU, USA)


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