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NAFSO facilitated meetings with fisherwomen of the Eastern Province to discuss their common struggles and how they are working as a community to overcome them. Sri Lanka is a patriarchal society whereby women, especially women-headed households, face intersectional challenges due to traditional gender roles, such as difficulties generating income, contributing to community decision-making, accessing social protection mechanisms, and attaining their ...
In Sri Lanka, women in various sectors face significant economic and social discrimination, including lowwages without benefits, especially in Free Trade Zones and the agriculture and fisheries sectors. Many women, particularly those in marginalized communities, are subjected to exploitative labor practices, lack of legal protection, and limited access to essential services like housing. Social norms restrict their participation in activities ...
We, the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) have gathered from around the world from 14 to21 November 2024 in Brasilia, Brazil for the WFFP’s 8th General Assembly. Even if the spread ofCOVID pandemic caused delay in our most important decision-making space, we are continuing tofight in support of fisher peoples, encompassing diverse groups of traditional fishermen and fisherwomen, women ...
Campaign of the TFCs stop Lighted anchovy purse seine is a fishing method that uses artificial lights to attract anchovies (specifically the Peruvian anchoveta, Engraulis ringens) to the surface at night. Once a large school of anchovies is gathered, a large net called a purse seine is used to encircle and capture them Environmental concerns: This fishing method is controversial ...
This analysis provides a critical assessment of recent legislative developments in the drafting of Thailand’s new Fisheries Act, focusing on the legislative process, influential stakeholders, and the implications of the proposed rollbacks contained therein. As one of the world’s major seafood exporters, Thailand has faced intense international scrutiny to regulate its fishing industry in line with sustainable, legal, and ethical ...
We are fisher peoples, diverse in identity, gender, race, geographical origin andunited in our traditional way of life. There is no singular definition of fisher peoples. Depending on the geographical region and country, gender, cultures and identities we use different terms for who we are. These include ocean,water. mangrove and/or fisher peoples; traditional fishers, fishermen, and fisherwomen; artisanal fishers, fishermen, ...
On 13 January 2025, Thailand farmers and fisher folks from 19 provinces will rally at the Charoen Pokphand (CP) building, as well as meet with the government and Parliamentary Committees in Bangkok, to demand justice for the Blackchin tilapia outbreak caused by the recklessness of Thailand’s agribusiness conglomerate. Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), part of Thailand’s agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand, has ...
Aquaculture : l’ANA en plein dans la mise en œuvre du projet FISH4ACP ...
Problème, à quelques semaines du début de la COP29, il n’existe pas l’ombre d’un consensus sur le nouveau chiffre qui doit être discuté. Certains pays en développement demandent 1 000 milliards de dollars, objectif irréaliste pour les pays riches qui doivent aussi débattre des types de financements comptabilisés et de la liste des contributeurs. Les pays du Nord voudraient que ...