Vatican calls for measures to end abuses in fishing sector

Speaking at a World Fisheries Day panel discussion he UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, on November 21, Vatican’s Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Cardinal Peter KA Turkson, noted that the church should not remain silent to human rights abuses in the fishing sector.

Recently, a report by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) presented ‘ten principles for global transparency in the fishing industry’. These principles aims to tackle illegal...

https://safety4sea.com/vatican-calls-for-measures-to-end-abuses-in-fishing-sector/

Watch: How the maritime industry can ensure human rights

Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) launched the third of three educational videos on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the Maritime Environment. The third video focuses on: Maritime Business & Human Rights: Corporate Actions. The film has been produced by Marlins, a crewing and maritime educational training provider.

Part 3 of HRAS’s series of educational films regards Risks and Corporate Actions about Business and Human Rights in the maritime environment.

The development of...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-how-the-maritime-industry-can-ensure-human-rights/

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