Fifth Project Steering Committee 8 September 2017 at hrs. Ministry of Labour

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1 Fifth Project Steering Committee 8 September 2017 at hrs. Ministry of Labour

2 Agenda 3.1: Implementation of Project Activities

3 Objective 1: Legal, policy and regulatory framework strengthened ILO project activities 1.1 Enhanced knowledge based on employment and working conditions Presented baseline survey results in June. revised M&E framework (Sep 2017) and full narrative and policy briefs (Oct 2017) 1.2 Greater protection through stronger legal and regulatory framework Outlined case studies (with EU-funded EIDHR) for identification and prosecution of cases under forthcoming forced labour law Delivered formal comments and technical support to Forced Labour and C. 188 (Work in Fishing) drafting committees 1.3 Coherent and comprehensive policy/action plan Continued planning discussions with government including legal framework changes, comparative studies, and CCCIF/MECC transition 1.4 Increased number of number of migrant workers with regular status Began research on effectiveness of MOU channels and labour market dynamics (Sep -Dec 2017)

4 Objective 2: Enhanced capacity of the Thai Government and labour inspectorate ILO project activities 2.1 Adopt multi-year labour inspection plan Contributed to 2018 DLPW staffing and training plan Began analysis of fishing/seafood inspection data collection and management system 2.2 More effective application and enforcement of labour law Revision of PIPO and seafood processing labourinspection tools and training materials with DLPW (Jul Nov 2017) Three inspection technique trainings conducted with DLPW in Bangkok, Songkla, and Phuket for 81 officers, 22 coastal provinces + Bangkok and training for interpreters in Bangkok for 21 persons Research on fishing wage enforcement through electronic payment (Sep Oct 2017)

5 Objective 2: Enhanced capacity of the Thai Government and labour inspectorate ILO project activities 2.3 Support inter-ministerial coordination/training for inspections Support inspections of vessels at sea extended to Dec 2017 to follow govt CCCIF/MECC transition planning Offer of support to CCCIF/Navy for riverine labourinspection & Inspection training, new protocols/tools (including inspection-at-sea), and curricula with DLPW, DOE, CCCIF/MECC and DOF staff (Jul Nov 2017)

6 Objective 3: Improved implementation of the Good Labour Practices (GLP) Programme ILO project activities 3.1 GLP governance is operational, credible, transparent and sustainable Secured industry association and CSO commitments to new GLP principles at Thaifexevent with Minister of Labour, EU (May 2017) 3.2 GLP programme builds capacity of employers throughout supply chain Consultations with TTIA and TFFA for joint programmeto implement GLP principles (Jun Sep 2017) 3.3 Facilitate GLP linkages, engage with buyer group calls Presented on project progress including GLP and engaged EU/US/Australian buyers, CSOs, and Thai government at Seaweb, Seattle (May 2017) BSCI/FTA (EU) endorsed GLP principles at ThaifexGLP event (May 2017)

7 Objective 4: Workers (incl. children) services by civil society organizations and trade unions ILO project activities 4.1 Workers have greater access to union/cso/govt services 4.1.2/4.1.3 Stella Maris established three seafarer centresin Chonburi, Rayong, and Pattani Began work under agreements with RaksThai, HRDF, FED, and Oxfam 4.2 Worker associations established, strengthened 4.2.1/4.2.3 SERC/ITF and RaksThai began training and outreach to workers in fishing and seafood processing 4.3 Facilitate educational services (children and workers) Developed pilot education advocacy project with FED & Requested migrant family/stella Maris proposal for preschool education support in Pattani port 4.4 Strengthen relations between government, unions and CSOs Led initial provincial tripartite mtgs in Chonburi, Phang-nga (twice), Songkla, and Phuket

8 Worker Education Leaflets

9 Agenda 3.2: Proposed project research topics

10 Current and proposed project research topics Overarching research topics Baseline survey, including working and living conditions (Jun 2017) and final narrative report (due Sep/Oct 2017) Wage Protection through Banking Payroll Scheme (due Nov. 2017) MOU Channels effectiveness and labour market status (due. Dec. 2017) Impact of global supply chain purchasing practices on Thai supplier competitiveness and working conditions (proposed Mar 2018) Endline survey/study+ (proposed Mar 2019)

11 Agenda 3.2 (a) Preliminary Results of Baseline Research

12 Current and proposed project research topics Overarching research topics Baseline survey, including working and living conditions (Jun 2017) and final narrative report (due Sep/Oct 2017) Wage Protection through Banking Payroll Scheme (due Nov. 2017) MOU Channels effectiveness and labour market status (due. Dec. 2017) Impact of global supply chain purchasing practices on Thai supplier competitiveness and working conditions (proposed Mar 2018) Endline survey/study+ (proposed Mar 2019)

13 Fishing and Seafood Sector in Thailand Baseline survey of working and living conditions Source: The Voice of Vietnam The ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR Prepared by: Rapid Asia Co., Ltd. 8 September 2017

14 Survey Locations The map shows the survey locations in five Zones of Thailand in fishing and seafood manufacturing. Zone1 East (Rayong) Zone2 Central (Chonburi, Samut Sakorn) Zone3 Upper Gulf (Chumporn, Surat thani) Zone4 Lower Gulf (Songkhla, Pattani) Zone5 Andaman (Phuket, Ranong, Trang, Phang Nga)

15 Paid Recruitment Fee Paid no fee 45% In Myanmar or Cambodia 25% Both 15% In Thailand 45% Some 25 percent of the migrant workers paid the fee in country of origin at the average amount of 8,970 Baht. Nearly half of them paid the fee in country of destination (45%) with an average amount of9,880baht.thereare15percentwhopaidinbothcountries. Base: Migrant workers (n=412)

16 Work Contracts Could recall signing a contract Total Male Female Fishing Seafood East Central U-Gulf L-Gulf Andaman Percent How the contract was handled after signing? n=154 % Native language 71 Understood terms 51 Given copy to keep 14 Discussed with employer/ other worker Some 36 percent of the workers could recall having received a written work contract. The workers from the East and Lower Gulf receive the contract at 65 and 67 percent respectively. Meanwhile, in the Central and Upper Gulf receive the contract at 21 and 18 percent respectively. Workers in the fishing sector had a higher level of call compared to the seafood processing sector. Of the workers who received a contract, around half (51%) were able to understand its terms and few could recall having received a copy (14%). Note: some workers may have signed a contact but could not recall. Since many workers don t actually receiveacopyofthecontactismaynotbesurprisingifsomeforgettheysignedacontactatsomepoint. Base: All participants (n=434) 29

17 Child Labor by Sex and Country of Origin Under 18 when started working (any sector) 32% Under 18 when started work in Thailand (any sector) 15% Under 18 now working in fishing or seafood 1% Men 27% Women 43% Myanmar 39% Cambodia 16% Men 15% Women 15% Myanmar 15% Cambodia 14% It should be pointed out that in Thailand, it is legal for children aged years to work in certain industries such as the retail and restaurants sectors. However, for the fishing and seafood sectors the minimumageis18years. Informed employer 46% Parents allow 79% Nearly one in three migrant workers (32%) started to work under the age of 18 years. This practice is more common for migrants from Burma and women. Most parents approve, and less than half informed the employer of their real age. In Thailand, some 15 percent of migrant workers may have started toworkundertheageof18years. Base: Migrant workers (n=412)

18 Average Work Days and Work Hours Avg. all workers 10hrs.+ 14hrs % 10% Avg. work days Avg. work hours Avg. Fishing 6.3 Avg. work days 11 Avg. work hours 57% 22% Avg. Seafood 6.1 Avg. work days 9 Avg. work hours 29% 4% Base: All participants (n=434)

19 Health and Safety Fishing Seafood Injury requiring medical attention 19% Dangerous work with risk to injury 10% 15 6 Filthy workplace 9% 8 9 Prolonged sickness due to work 7% 5 8 Base: All participants (n=434)

20 Asked About TIP and working conditions by Government Official Asked about TIP Approached regarding TIP 18% Migrant workers were also asked if they could recall if they ever been approached by a Thai government official about Trafficking in Persons (TIP), how they were recruited or their working conditions. Some 18 percent could recall this and the practice appears to have been more common in the fishing sector and in the East and Lower Gulf regions. However, it should be noted that the worker experiences could possibly have happened before the establishment of the Port in Port out (PIPO) inspections. Note: some workers may have been approached but could not recall, and some have been in Thailand for several years. Hence, the estimate of 18 percent should be seen as a conservative measure. Base: Migrant workers (n=412) Total Male Female Fishing Seafood East Central U-Gulf L-Gulf 3 Andaman Percent

21 Minimum Wage Compliance Minimum wage compliance overall Received 9000 Baht or more Total 66 Below 34% Male Female Baht or more 66% Fishing Seafood Monthly wage Lump sum wage Other wage Percent Overall, some two in three workers (66%) receive a wage of 9000 Baht or more (before deduction). Compliance with minimum was higher for the fishing sector where 3 in 4 fishermen were paid minimum wage or more compared to seafood with half (57%). There is a significant disparity between men and women as more male workers are paid minimum wage or more. Those receiving daily or weekly wages were not included. It should be noted that the survey did not confirm whether all workers were working full time or part time. However, minimum wage compliance did not vary significantly between different salary types and among those received monthly salaries, 35 percent were still paid below minimum wage. 67 Base: All participants (n=434)

22 Lump Sum Payments in Fishing Sector Fishermen Receiving Lump Sum Base: Fishing sector n=196 Yes 24% Details of Payment Base: Those who receive lump sum payment Details n=46 Average time withheld Maximum time withheld Average lump sum payment Average monthly salary Minimum wage compliance 65% Average deductions per month Boat owner withhold salary 94% 11 months 24 months 112,000 Baht 9,780 Baht 4,410 Baht Looking at the 24 percent of fishermen who received lump sum payments, it was found that the average payout was 112,000 Baht paid out after 11 months of working. This equals an average monthly salary of 10,000 Baht before deductions. In some cases the worker would have to wait for a longer time, up to 24 months. In nearly all cases it was the boat owner who withheld the salary. It should be noted this is based on a relatively small sample of n=46 fishermen. Base: Fishing sector (n=196) / Received lump sum payment (n=46)

23 Salary Deductions (Baht) 9,590 Avg. Salary 2,990 Avg. Deduction 6,600 Avg. Balance None Advance money Pink card Clothing/ Equipment Accommodation Penalties Food Unknown deduction 47% 15% 13% 8% 7% 5% 3% 2% Base: All participants (n=434)

24 Loan or Advance on Salary Advance on salary Total Male Female Fishing Seafood East Central U-Gulf L-Gulf Andaman Percent Avg. Payment (Baht) n= 159 7,040 7,430 5,320 7,770 5,730 3,840 5,430 9,380 9,270 9,840 Half of the workers on fishing have borrowed advance money fromtheirsalaryat anaverageof 7,770 Baht The highest average amount on advance money is in the Andaman region at 9,840 Baht while the East region had the lowest at 3,840 Baht. Women took smaller advances than men. Base: All participants (n=434)

25 Legal Compliance Summary by Sector Labour Law Issue Compliance with Total n=434 (%) Compliance Fishing n=196 (%) Seafood n=238 (%) Child labour 18+ years Work hours Not over 14 hours for fishing sector N/A Not over 10 hours for seafood sector 59 N/A 71 Minimum wage Earned 9000 Baht or more Zero recruitment fees Proportion of workers who did not pay any recruitment fees in Thailand Work contract Have signed a work contract Dayoff per week One day offper week Holiday Received pay on holiday Benefit scheme Enrolled in government health insurance Legalcompliancewasexaminedacrossanumberoflaborlawsthatcouldbereliablyverifiedthroughasurveysuchasthisone.Thetable shows the overall compliance for child labor, work hours, minimum wage, zero recruitment fees and work contracts. Results have also been broken down by the fishing and seafood sectors. Child labor had the highest level of compliance with 99 percent overall followed by work hours. Minimum wage compliance was 66 percent followed by not having to pay recruitment fees with 45 percent. With respect to workcontractssome36percentcouldrecallhavingsignedacontractbutfewerstillclaimedthey hadreceivedacopyofthecontract. Almost half of workers at 48 percent gotone-day off a week, but only a third at 34 percent got paid holidays. At 79 percent of workers were enrolled in the government health insurance, slightly higher for fishing than seafood workers.

26 Forced Labour Indicators by Sectors Overall Fishing Seafood Aquaculture Deception 19 Deception 37 Deception 23 Deception 26 Isolation 4 Isolation 4 Isolation 3 Isolation 3 Intimidation 16 Intimidation 18 Intimidation 15 Intimidation 13 ID retained 17 ID retained 30 ID retained 6 ID retained 13 Withhold wages 11 Withholding wages 24 Withholdin g wages 0 Withholding wages 0 Abusive work cond. Excessive overtime 11 Percent 32 Abusive work cond. Excessive overtime 11 Percent 40 Abusive work cond. Excessive overtime Percent Abusive work cond. Excessive overtime 3 Percent 40 44% 29% 61% 34% When comparing results across industry sectors it was found that workers in the fishing sector are faced with a relatively worse situation compared to seafood manufacturing and aquaculture. Whilst deception and some level of intimidation happens across sectors, workers in the fishing sector are subject to more deception, withholding of wages and identify documents. The seafood and aquaculture sectors have very similar abuse profiles but working conditions may be worse in aquaculture. Base: All participants (n=434)

27 Union or Association Male Religious 13% 23% 22% Female 25% Migrant worker association Trade union 8% 2% Have joined Fishing 14% Seafood 31% Welfare committee Other Women s group 2% 2% 1% Male Migrant worker association 27% 61% 46% Female 74% Religious group Welfare committee 25% 21% Want to join Fishing 69% Seafood 58% Trade union Women s group Other 15% 9% 4% Base: All participants (n=434)

28 Agenda 3.3 Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Framework

29 Review Process of M&E Framework st PSC (May 2016) 1 st Taskforce (29 July 2016) 2 nd PSC (14 Sept. 2016) 3 rd PSC (20 Dec. 2016) 2017 Technical meeting on M&E on Objectives 1 & 2 (March 2017) Good Labour Practices (GLP) March 2017 Baseline Research (Jan -Jun 2017) Prelim. Results of Baseline presented at 4 th PSC Mtg. (4 May 2017) Validation Workshop on baseline results and finalization of M&E Framework (28 June 2017) Special Meeting with MOL on baseline & M&E (10 Aug. 2017) 5 th PSC approval of M&E Framework (8 Sept. 2017)

30 Data Sources for M&E Framework Baseline research capture data in line with some outcome/output indicators. Obj. 1: Gov t & baseline research Obj. 2: Gov t Objective 1: Gov t Sources & baseline research on employment and working conditions in the sectors, including child labourand victims of forced labour. Objective 2: Gov t sources Objective 3: GLP Consultations Objective 4: Field Activities on access to Services & Baseline Research Obj. 3: GLP Data Sources Obj. 4: Field activities & baseline research

31 Monitoring & Evaluation Outcome objective 1: Legal, policy and regulatory framework strengthened (5 indicators) 1. Revised key labour law and policies related to fishing and seafood industry and facilitates more regular migration aligned with international standards Gov t Docs, Legaland Regulations Availability of data on employment and working conditions in the sectors for use as a baseline for the project, including child labour and victims of forced labour Legal gap analysis and revision of national regulatory and legal framework to respond to labourrights needs of workers and child labour Policy framework and multi-stakeholder action plan for combatting unacceptable forms of work Number of migrant workers with regular status through national verification and MOU Baseline research Gap Analysisof P29 and C188 Gov t Docs,Policy, Master Plan and Strategy Gov t Docsand Database

32 Monitoring and Evaluation Outcome objective 2 Enhanced capacity of the Thai Government and labour inspectorate (6 indicators) Development of an integrated database with disaggregated information on labour inspections, violations Multi-year inspection plan that integrates inspections of fishing vessels and seafood factories with aim to analyseand review progress on addressing labourviolations and human trafficking Number of labourinspectors with full inspection powers trained and number of concerned officers trained on labourinspection that receive delegation of labour inspection power Percentage of fishing/seafood labourinspections that identify labour violations, with disaggregation by type of violations Number of inspections using the revised comprehensive tools that is nationally adopted Development of a coordination mechanism among government agencies and ICT systems, including VMS, for labourprotection and anti-trafficking Gov t Docs and Database Gov t Docs MOL IUU Report & DLPW Gov t Docs,DLPW, CCCIF, MOL, ILO Gov t Docs & DLPW Gov t Docs,CCCIF & DOF

33 Monitoring and Evaluation Outcome objective 3: Improved implementation of the Good Labour Practices (GLP) Programme (7 indicators) Number of enterprises in selected industry groups that implement the GLP Programme Industry survey Multi-stakeholder body established to govern GLP programme Industry survey Workplanimplemented by industry groups and budget allocated to improve compliance with GLP principles Extent to which GLP principles are reflected in codes and contracts with buyers, suppliers, standard employment agreements Number of enterprises with complaint/remediatonmechanisms established Number of complaints lodged by workers and number of remedies provided to workers Industry survey Industry survey Industry survey Industry survey Number of engagements with global buyers on GLP programme. Industry survey

34 Monitoring and Evaluation Outcome objective 4: Workers (including children) services by civil society organizations and trade unions (8 indicators) Percentage of workers that have access to services Number of referrals between service providers with ILO project support Percentage of workers seeking access by type of service and location Number of operational unions and worker associations, and their membership Number of women workers empowered to serve as leaders or key positions of unions and worker s association Number of policy and community level campaigns to increase school attendance among children of migrant workers Multi-stakeholder mechanism established for ongoing sectoralpolicy/dialogue coordination on integrated service provision Number of unions and CSOs engaged t in bargaining and advocacy with employers, buyers, government Baseline research & field activities

35 Agenda 3.4 Communications/Visibility

36 Media coverage and Project Newsletter

37 Project Website Created by Blaine Johnson

38 Targeted communication materials: Worker Leaflets Safety on Board Leaflet Workers Rights Leaflet

39 Other communication materials

40 Agenda 3.5 Financial Report

41 Financial Report Total spent to date: USD 1,049,159.31; EUR 888, ; THB 35,010, Total committed: USD 643,403.28; EUR 544,962.58; THB 21,470, Total spent and committed: USD 1,692,562.59; EUR 1,433,636.52; THB56,480, Total spent and committed to date as a percentage of total budget is approximately 34.14%.