Anti Human Trafficking, Anti IUU Fishing and Promoting Sustainable Fishing

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1 PRIVATE SECTOR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY : Anti Human Trafficking, Anti IUU Fishing and Promoting Sustainable Fishing Dr.Chanintr Chalisarapong Director of Board of Trade of Thailand President of Thai Tuna Industry Association

2 PART I : Commercial Figures PART II : Private Sectors Commitments in Promoting International Ethical Standard PART II : Enabling Sustainability through Engagement and Advocacy 2

3 PART I : Commercial Figures 2

4 Export Of Thai's Tuna Products to Main Market in 2013/2014 Product 1. Canned Tuna + Tuna Loin 2. Tuna Petfood H.S. Code Country Middle east + Africa Total of Tuna Products 1+2 Source : Prepared by : Thai Tuna Industry Association Quantity (Ton) Value (milion USD) share Growth Growth share 2014 World 550, , ,651 2, U.S.A. 103, , Middle east + Africa 236, , EU (27) 64,867 44, Japan + Australia & 91,494 96, Ocenia Other 53,792 55, World 64,381 65, U.S.A. 8,629 7, EU (27) 9,073 10, Japan + Australia & 57,478 56, Ocenia Other -11,346-9, , , ,861 2,

5 Export Of Thai's Tuna Products to Main Market in Jan-Jun 2014/2015 Product 1. Canned Tuna + Tuna Loin 2. Tuna Petfood H.S. Code 2012 Country Middle east +Africa Total of Tuna Products 1+2 Jan - June 2014 Source : Prepared by : Thai Tuna Industry Association Quantity (Ton) Jan - June 2015 Growth share 2015 Value (milion USD) Jan - June 2014 Jan - June 2015 Growth share 2015 World 294, , ,189 1, U.S.A. 52,414 40, Middle east +Africa 137, , EU (27) 22,875 22, Japan + Australia & 47,396 46, Ocenia Other 34,334 24, World 33,233 32, U.S.A. 4,006 3, , EU (27) 5,336 6, Japan + Australia & 29,584 26, Ocenia Other -6,806-4, , , ,298 1,

6 Thai Import of Frozen Raw Tuna from the World in 2013/2014 Product H.S. Code Quantity (Ton) Value (Million USD) Share Growth Growth Share 2014 Albacore ,482 50, Yellowfin ,488 97, Skipjack , , , Bigeye ,568 17, other ,503 8, Total Frozen Tuna 753, , Source : Prepared by : Thai Tuna Industry Association

7 Thai Import Of Frozen Raw Tuna from the World in Jan-Jun 2014/2015 Quantity (Ton) Growth share 2015 Value (Million USD) Growth share 2015 Product H.S.Code Jan-June 2014 Jan-June 2015 Jan-June 2014 Jan-June 2015 Albacore ,442 16, Yellowfin ,783 55, Skipjack , , Bigeye ,488 12, other ,375 2, Total Frozen Tuna 370, , Source : Prepared by : Thai Tuna Industry Association

8 Private Sectors Commitments In Promoting International Ethical Standard 8

9 1. Tuna and Seafood Entrepreneurs Policy Commitment on Ethical Code Of Conduct ( ) Yes health and safety ( ) Yes freedom of association and right to collective bargaining ( ) Yes remuneration ( ) Yes welfare and benefit (X) No child labour (X) No forced and compulsory labour practices (X) No discrimination (X) No disciplinary unfair punishment 9

10 2. Good Labor Practice (GLP) for Tuna and Seafood Processing Industry with ILO GLP based on voluntary basis to promote compliance for Thai labor law and international labor standards. November March 2015, TTIA had collaborated with International Labor Organization (ILO), Social Welfare and Labor Protection Department, Fishery Department and Thai Frozen Food Association to organize ILO-GLP training project for tuna and seafood processing factories. In 2015, TTIA in collaboration with Thai Fishery Producers Coalition have a plan to proceed GLP Continuous Improvement Project with the aim to push sustainable compliance of local and international labour standards for processing factories and their supply chain. 10

11 3. Implementation and Monitoring Toward Ethical Standard Audited by Third Party List of Ethical Standards - Thai Labour Standard: Corporate Social Responsibility of Thai Business TLS (B.E.2553) by Ministry of Labour - CSR DIW - Sedex Ethical Trade - BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative) - ICA (ICA SOCIAL AUDIT : Primary Production Third Party Audit) - ICS (Initiative Clause sociale) - ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative) - Supplier Code of Conduct MARS - Supplier Code of Conduct AEON - Safeway Global Sourcing/ Intertek - McDonald s Social Accountability - SYSCO Corporation (BSCC) - WALMART Ethical Standard TTIA and NGOs Cooperation 1. ISSF International Seafood Sustainability Foundation Sustainability 2. FOS Friend of the Sea / EII Earth Island Institute Sustainability and Ethical Standard 3. MSC Marine Stewardship Council Sustainability 4. Finnwatch Ethical Standard 5. MWRN Migrant Worker Rights Network Ethical Standard 6. LPN Labour Rights Promotion Network Ethical Standard 10

4. Complaint Mechanism Activity - Setting up a joint

complaint box - Training labor on GLP and rights - Hot

Promotion Network Foundation, in both Thai and

- Complaint Platform Workshop: TTIA, TFFA and TFPA

organize continuously an activity to promote

workers including brainstorming for solutions on

12 4. Complaint Mechanism Activity - Setting up a joint committee on social security welfare - Installing a complaint box - Training labor on GLP and rights - Hot line by TFPC in cooperation with LPN Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation, in both Thai and Myanmarese speakers. - Complaint Platform Workshop: TTIA, TFFA and TFPA jointly with Migrant Worker Right Network (MWRN) organize continuously an activity to promote understanding and trust among the employers and migrant workers including brainstorming for solutions on various labor issues. --The 1 st workshop held on Dec 2014 in Samutsakhon --The 2 nd workshop held on 6-7 August 2015 in Samutsakhon 12

5. Social Accountability TTIA as a part of TFPC in cooperation with the human right NGOs improve and promote the quality of life and

- Supporting finance to hire teachers to teach migrant labors children to improve their learning process and prepare them for the

- Supporting child care centre - Arranging annually activities for children in the occasion of Children Day and Against Child Labour

13 5. Social Accountability TTIA as a part of TFPC in cooperation with the human right NGOs improve and promote the quality of life and welfare of the labour and their children who form a part of the industry. - Supporting finance to hire teachers to teach migrant labors children to improve their learning process and prepare them for the Thai education system. - Supporting scholarships to students in the education project for alien child labour. - Supporting child care centre - Arranging annually activities for children in the occasion of Children Day and Against Child Labour s Day. - International migrants day activities: TFPC, MWRN and state enterprises workers relations confederation (SERC) jointly organized activities to celebrate the UN s international migrants day on 18 December

14 Enabling Sustainability through Engagement and Advocacy 2

1. Private Sectors Commitment to support the government policy in

strictly comply with relevant legislations, including the Fisheries

2 (2015) - Ban fishing vessels which non compliance towards

15 1. Private Sectors Commitment to support the government policy in combating Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing - Advocate, promote, and strictly comply with relevant legislations, including the Fisheries Act (2015) and the Anti-human trafficking no. 2 (2015) - Ban fishing vessels which non compliance towards legislations - Law enforcement - Transparency and Accountability 16 June 2015 at Dusit Thani hotel 15

2. TTIA Statement towards a Yellow Card by the EU The Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA) takes the recent issuing of a yellow card by the EU commission very seriously and wishes to convey that our

16 2. TTIA Statement towards a Yellow Card by the EU The Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA) takes the recent issuing of a yellow card by the EU commission very seriously and wishes to convey that our association is being proactive in resolving the concerns that have been brought up. The TTIA would like to clarify that the tuna that is received and processed in member facilities is primarily from the western/ central pacific ocean and indian ocean which is under the control and management of their respective regional fisheries management organizations (RFMO's). TTIA members strictly follow the RFMO's guidelines and listings of IUU vessels and would only purchase fish from vessels registered within the RFMO's jurisdiction. In addition, TTIA members follow strict chain of custody and control protocols on the fish that they purchase to ensure that a stringent and transparent tracking from catching vessel to carrier and onwards to the processing facility and final market is monitored and documented at every stage of the operation. This involves EU approved competent authorities monitoring and approving at the transshipment port, the flag state of the vessel verifying and confirming the registration and fishing activity of the fishing vessel, monitoring the discharge of the carrier in Thailand as well as final confirmation by the Thai department of fisheries prior to export to the EU that all documents are in compliance. TTIA continues to work closely with the Thai government to strengthen the legal framework of fisheries management legislation to improve monitoring, control, inspection and surveillance capacities. The Thai government is moving quickly in amending and implementing the necessary changes to comply and address the EU commission's concerns. We are confident that our efforts will yield positive results in the very near future and will issue further updates as we progress along our path to full compliance. 16

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be practically applied PARTNER advocating for continuous

18 WE ARE A CONVENER of common interests FACILITATOR of dialogue PROMOTER of science-based approaches that can be practically applied PARTNER advocating for continuous improvement across global tuna stock and their ecosystems 15

Strategic Objective ISSF Strategic Plan provides the road map To improve sustainability of global tuna stocks by developing and implementing verifiable, science-based practices, commitments and

19 Strategic Objective ISSF Strategic Plan provides the road map To improve sustainability of global tuna stocks by developing and implementing verifiable, science-based practices, commitments and international management measures that result in tuna fisheries meeting the MSC certification standard 1 without conditions, and becoming the industry standard for vessel owners, traders, processors and marketers

20 Government & Regulatory Bodies Scientists Vessels Environmental Stakeholder Groups ISSF Non Participating Companies Participating Companies Retailers Foundations 17

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ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ANTI IUU FISHING AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FISHING

PRIVATE SECTOR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY : ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ANTI IUU FISHING AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FISHING DR.CHANINTR CHALISARAPONG DIRECTOR OF BOARD OF TRADE OF THAILAND PRESIDENT OF THAI TUNA