Nelayan Asal Jayapura Ditahan Aparat PNG
Nasional Fisher’s Center Jakarta menerima pengaduan satu orang nelayan asal Jayapura Provinsi Papua yang ditangkap dan ditahan oleh aparat Papua Nugini. Penangkapan tersebut terjadi pada hari Sabtu, 27 Mei 2023. Nasional Fisher’s Center telah menyampaikan pengaduan ini kepada pemerintah Indonesia melalui Kementerian Luar Negeri dan Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan di Jakarta. Koordinator Nasional Destructive Fishing […]
DFW in Tuna Talks 2023: Spurs Impactful Collaboration for Welfare and Rights for Fishers and Workers in Indonesia’s Seafood Industry
On Tuesday, May 26th, DFW Indonesia participated as a speaker in the Tuna Talks event series of The 1st Indonesian Tuna Conference 2023 in Bali. Tuna Talks addressed a wide range of topics of Tuna Fisheries research, and DFW focused on fishers and workers in the seafood industry in Indonesia. Read Also : Budidaya Tuna […]
Indonesia Takes the Lead in Combating Illegal Fishing
The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) is organizing the 5th Maritime Discussion in preparation for the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the FAO Agreement (MOP-4) on Port States Measures (PSMA). The MOP-4 event will take place in Bali from 8th to 12th May 2023. PSMA is a government instrument aimed at foreign […]
Collating Puzzle to Support Migrant Fishers Rights in the Seafood Industry
The seafood industry is one of the largest employers in the world, providing jobs to millions of people worldwide. However, the industry has significant challenges, including issues around forced labor, human trafficking, and the exploitation of migrant workers. The Washington School of Law recently, March, 23/2023 hosted a webinar with the International Labor Organization (ILO) […]
North Sulawesi Urge to Form The Regional Regulations For Better Protection Of Their Fisheries Workers
The commitment of the North Sulawesi government to advance their marine and fisheries sector is seen by the large attention to the development of this sector. In recent years, this attention has been widened with interventions through the development of human resources working in this sector. One of the concrete evidences is the issuance of […]
Forced Labour Trap in Indonesian Fishing Vessel
A few days after Idul Fitri or early April 2022, Anwar was unhappy. The 39-year-old man was upset and restless because he had no work and no money at the time, while the need for bread was in front of his eyes. Anwar then searched for information about job vacancies through Facebook and obtained information […]
Sekilas tentang Harvest Strategy Tuna
Tantangan utama yang dihadapi dalam industri perikanan tuna adalah overfishing atau penangkapan yang berlebihan sehingga membuat stok ikan tuna menipis dan tidak berkelanjutan. Mengatasi hal tersebut, maka hadirlah Harvest Strategy (Marcelo Hildago dalam The importance of Harvest Strategies in the Pacific, 2022). Harvest Strategies dikenal sebagai strategi pemanfaatan, memiliki tujuan untuk memastikan keberlanjutan sumberdaya ikan […]
Treasury Targets Serious Human Rights Abuse Aboard Distant Water Fishing Vessels Based in the People’s Republic of China
This information was derived from : www.home.treasury.gov WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals, Li Zhenyu and Xinrong Zhuo, and the networks of entities they control, including Dalian Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd. and Pingtan Marine Enterprise, Ltd. (Nasdaq: PME) along with eight other affiliated entities. Additionally, this action identifies 157 […]
Nelayan “Menari” Ditengah Badai
Oleh: M. Zulficar Mochtar Dunia perikanan tangkap bergerak makin kompetitif. Dipicu oleh pertumbuhan penduduk, trend kebutuhan dan penangkapan ikan global terus meningkat dari waktu ke waktu. Sementara sumberdaya ikan makin berkurang. Tuntutan konsumen untuk proses dan kualitas produk perikanan juga semakin ketat. Ini menyebabkan tekanan terhadap kehidupan nelayan makin besar. State of World Fisheries and […]
NFC and DG of Marine Transportation Mediate Migrant Fishing Vessel Crew Complaint
The problems encountered by Indonesian fishing vessel crews abroad persist. DFW Indonesia, which manages the National Fishers Center (NFC) until 2022, received 25 complaints from fishing boat crews. 48% of the victims and reports were provided by Indonesian fishing vessel crews working on foreign-flagged fishing vessels. The government must improve the migrant fishing vessel crew […]