On August 2, 2018, H.E. Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, Minister of Labor chaired the meeting with relevant agencies such as the Department of Fisheries, Harbor Department, Fisheries Association of Thailand, Fisheries Association outside Thai waters. , And the Pattani Fisheries Association, to clarify the issue of ratifying the ratification of the ILO. No. 188 of the Fisheries Working Group, 2007, which is one of the demands of the Fisheries Association of Thailand to tackle the problem of IUU Fishing at the meeting room of the Labor Minister, 6th Floor, Ministry of Labor. The ILO Convention No. 188 on Fisheries 2007 will provide fishermen with the minimum working conditions required to work on fishing vessels. Minimum minimum work requirements, including minimum age, pre-boarding medical certificate, minimum 10 hours of 24 hours, and 77 hours in a week, employee registration, employment contract, Have adequate accommodation, food, drinking water, basic medicines for illness, communication with the shore, safety equipment for work, Social security coverage, and access to medical care, etc., are intended to protect fisheries workers from working conditions. As the fishing boat suitable for fishing, safety, compliance with international standards. This will apply to all fishing labor, all fishing vessels, all sizes for commercial fisheries, except for fisheries for subsistence purposes. Fishery in the community for commercial fishing and recreational fishing and exemptions may be exempted for freshwater fishing in the river.
General Adul added that the demands of the Fisheries Association to address the shortage of labor was the Ministry of Labor. The Department of Employment has introduced measures to accelerate the importation of migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, according to the MOU. Initially, the country of origin has 2,000 vacancies and claims to address the regulatory issues that have come into force for fishing vessel operators and are not consistent with occupation. The Department of Labor Protection and Welfare will issue a ministerial regulation to set minimum age for working on fishing vessels, minimum stay, pay through bank accounts, and labor checks and claims that do not want social security because it does not correspond to the way of fishing. The Social Security Office has introduced a scheme for fishermen to buy private insurance to cover sickness, disability, and death by requiring foreign workers to purchase health insurance and Thai workers using their gold patents.
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