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A video featuring statements from workers, fishing industry leaders, and government officials explaining how the SAFE Seas project has helped protect fishers from harmful labor practices.

This impact report summarizes the impacts of the SAFE Seas project in combatting harmful labor practices and protecting fishers. The report describes project efforts to develop policy, improve regulatory capacity, strengthen policy enforcement and reporting mechanisms, establish support mechanisms, increase community awareness and support, and produce new knowledge about fishing communities.

A policy brief created to inform decision makers and government agencies in the Philippines to protect fishers from harmful labor practices. This policy brief contains findings from labor inspections, advice for identifying at-risk conditions, minimum requirements to protect fishers, and policy recommendations. Of note, the "Attendance list" for the Focus Group Discussion & Presentation of the draft Policy Brief on Multidisciplinary Inspection in the document has been removed for privacy purposes.

A policy brief created to inform decision makers and government agencies in Indonesia to protect fishers from harmful labor practices. This policy brief contains findings from labor inspections, advice for identifying at-risk conditions, minimum requirements to protect fishers, and policy recommendations. Of note, the "Attendance list" of the Focus Group Discussion in the document has been removed for privacy purposes.

A brochure explaining the goals of the SAFE Seas project to end harmful labor practices in the fishing industry and how the project is working to achieve these goals.

An article about a worker in the Indonesian fishing industry who experienced harmful labor practices. This worker was aided by a labor practices observer who aided the worker by connecting him to SAFE Seas resources.

A report introducing the Safe Fishing Alliances, an initiative of the SAFE Seas project. This alliance is a collaboration between representatives of relevant governmental agencies and NGOs at the national and provincial level. These alliances promote a common understanding of labor issues affecting the fishing industry and ensure collaboration and coordination between government agencies, the private sector, civil society, and fishing communities to ensure better enforcement against and reporting of harmful labor practices.

A brochure explaining the goals of the SAFE Seas project to end harmful labor practices in the fishing industry and how the project is working to achieve these goals.

An interview with Nono Sumarsono, a SAFE Seas project director, that discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on workers in the Indonesian fishing industry and recommends several policies to protect these workers.

A press release announcing the opening of the SAFE Seas Fishers' Center. This center will act as a point of service for workers to report grievances and access resources related to workers' protection and rights.