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Combatting unacceptable forms of work in the Thai fishing and seafood industry (Better Fisheries Programme) - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2547

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2547

location:

country:

Thailand

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Combatting unacceptable forms of work in the Thai fishing and seafood industry (Better Fisheries Programme) - Final evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2020-05-22 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Governance and Tripartism

category:

Labour inspection

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action_plan:

This multi-dimensional set of recommendations is dependent on Government commitment and action. However, the ILO will continue to support the Government to implement these recommendations including in the context of the follow on project which includes strengthening compliance with OSH standards as a result of increased capacity of labour inspection to improve decent work conditions. Specifically, this will entail: Capacity building, standardised tools and instruments, for strategic compliance and labour inspections Technical support for multidisciplinary flag State inspections and port State control Exchange of lessons learnt and good practices on labour inspections in the targeted sectors Mapping and assessment of reporting, monitoring and inspection practices for the regulation of recruitment agencies

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

CO-Bangkok

title:

Set explicit performance targets for the labor inspectorate, monitor results, and take corrective action if targets are not achieved (Objective 2). Expectations should be set and communicated clearly and consistently to all levels of the organization. This should include specific targets with respect to the number and nature of enforcement actions based on historical data, international benchmarks, or rules of thumb (heuristics). The performance of PIPOs should be be measured against targets regularly. The root causes of poor performance should be identifed and appropriate actions should be taken. While the foundation for this type of analysis may take some time to establish, a number of technical issues merit immediate attention including the following: gaps in the inspection protocol with respect to occupational safety and health (OSH), inconsistent application of the inspection protocol (including policies with respect to interpreters), the need to move from procedural compliance to more robust assessments, and the need to conduct interviews with randomly selected fishers in private on an individual basis rather than as a group. Consideration might also be given to conducting an experiment to determine whether having CSO representatives observe and/or participate in interviews encourages fishers to talk more freely. Finally, greater attention should be given to determining whether workers are in control of bank accounts held in their name and are receiving agreed compensation. (This should be coupled with financial management training for workers.)

project_symbols:

THA/15/03/EUR

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/14190

information_source:

Country Office

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