Dr. Jess Sparks
@j_decker_sparksAssistant Professor @TuftsNutrition studying working conditions from #DecentWork to #ForcedLabor in #fisheries. Educating conservationists @TuftsVet. She/her.
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#LabourExploitation in fisheries does not just occur in SE Asia. Today we’ve released the most comprehensive assessment of working conditions in UK fishing. Full report here: nottingham.ac.uk/Research/Beaco… 1/8
ITF alongside a number of campaign groups and charities have warned the UK government that migrant fishers are facing breaches of their human rights. Worryingly, there is currently no UK labour protection for these workers. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Migrant fishers are skilled workers - not legal slaves who can be subjected to human trafficking. We need proper enforcement to protect workers from abuse. That means prosecuting the criminals involved in human trafficking of migrant workers.
An arrest for #HumanTrafficking in the Scottish fishing industry bbc.com/news/videos/cm…
Turning Up the Heat: The Right to Strike and the Climate Crisis This paper explores potential bases for a right to #strike in the context of the #climate crisis. Authors: @jeffreysvogt & @RuwanSubasinghe Read more: spkl.io/6015frs4v
From the first paragraph, I've been in tears. Brace yourselves, this is an utterly heartbreaking and crushing read. “They took revenge on us through our children.” - @WaelDahdouh's interview with @NesrineMalik is an absolute must-read. theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…
“A step towards justice.” Migrant fishermen win modern slavery claim against UK government. “But the scars from that time are still with me” says one of the fishermen. bbc.com/news/articles/…
The fishing industry depends on migrant workers, who in turn face repeated, systemic exploitation. It is not just a few bad apples, but a systemic underbelly of exploitation. With the Employment Rights Bill going through parliament, the government could set this right.
New briefing from @FocusOnLabour re: how immigration precarity drives #LaborExploitation in UK #fishing 👉 labourexploitation.org/publications/c…
Op-ed: From farmworkers to fishermen: Lessons from US produce on protecting human rights on the high seas seafoodsource.com/news/environme…
As Hurricane Milton nears FL, read about how farmworkers with the CIW are organizing the community to ensure the thousands of farmworkers and their families are safe and well-resourced in times of accelerating climate change, from @syraob of @MiamiHerald miamiherald.com/news/weather/h…
Ghana becomes the 22nd country to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention #DecentWork ilo.org/resource/news/…
The coveted 'Marine Stewardship Council' (MSC) label is familiar to many shoppers - it's supposed to give a guarantee that fish is sustainably caught. New research shows it's failing to protect fishers from forced labour. Story⬇️ bit.ly/3XarXrr
ciw-online.org/blog/2024/09/u… On this Labor Day, USA Today published an opinion piece from Gerardo Reyes Chavez, a farmworker and longtime leader with the @ciw on the transformative impact of the @FairFoodProgram
Fishermen rescued by @StellaMarisOrg bring claim against Home Office - Ekklesia - @IF20org @RenateEurope1 @MarineEconomics goo.gl/alerts/3knFij #GoogleAlerts
A temporary injunction halts the H2-A rules aiming to protect vulnerable guest workers from exploitation and trafficking, like that endured by Georgia farm workers who were forced to work at gunpoint. This is a shocking ruling. Is the GOP openly nostalgic for the plantation?
After filing suit in June, we’ve blocked the Biden-Harris administration’s pro-union rule for farm workers. The President & VP can’t use the Labor Department to impose unreasonable & unlawful demands on America’s agricultural employers. We’ll always fight for GA farmers.
Appears @ScotGovMarine have some questions to answer. Allegations started in 2012...and a grant of £78,000 was awarded while TN Trawlers under active investigation for human trafficking. A quarter of a million quid of EU and UK taxpayers money. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
"I was worried I would die while working on a fishing trawler." Joel is among dozens of workers from around the world who may have been trafficked to work for a small family-owned Scottish fishing firm, a BBC investigation has revealed. Full story ➡️ bbc.in/3WPIXDe
Chris Williams (@MarineEconomics), Fisheries expert at the ITF features on this important BBC investigative programme looking at the conditions migrant fishers face when working in the UK. You can watch Disclosure, Slavery at Sea here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
"I was worried I would die while working on a fishing trawler." Joel is among dozens of workers from around the world who may have been trafficked to work for a small family-owned Scottish fishing firm, a BBC investigation has revealed. Full story ➡️ bbc.in/3WPIXDe
📺 @BBCiPlayer's documentary 'Disclosure – Slavery at Sea' reveals harsh truths about modern-day slavery in fishing. We’re not surprised but see the urgent need for more action to tackle this issue and reform the National Referral Mechanism. Learn more👇theseafarerscharity.org/news/taking-a-…
Tonight's BBC #Disclosures episode showed the risks of exploitation faced by migrant workers in the fishing industry. We need urgent government action now to ensure access to justice for migrant fishers including a review of the 'transit visa' #BBCScotland
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