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 TUESDAY 7 TH JULY 2015, BANGKOK

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

PRIVATE SECTORS COMMITMENTS IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL ETHICAL STANDARD 1.1 Tuna And Seafood Entrepreneurs Policy Commitment on Ethical Code of Conduct 1.

3 PRIVATE SECTORS COMMITMENTS IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL ETHICAL STANDARD 1.1 Tuna And Seafood Entrepreneurs Policy Commitment on Ethical Code of Conduct 1.2 Good Labor Practice (GLP) for Tuna and Seafood Processing Industry 1.3 Implementation and Monitoring Toward Ethical Standard Audited by Third Party/ Cooperation with NGOs 1.4 Complaint Mechanism Activity 1.5 Social Accountability 1.6 Cooperation with Government and Private Organizations 3

4 1.1 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 4

5 1.2 Good Labor Practice (GLP) for Tuna and Seafood Processing Industry 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. In addition, TTIA set up Human Resources meeting at least 3 times a year to review and exchange information on employment and working condition among HR of tuna factories. 5

6 1.3 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

1.4 Complaint Mechanism Activity - Setting up a joint committee on social security

TFPC in cooperation with LPN Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation, in both Thai

- Complaint platform workshop: TTIA, TFFA and TFPA jointly with Migrant Worker Right

among the employers and migrant workers including brainstorming for solutions on

7 1.4 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 and the next workshop will be held on 6-7 August 2015 at the same place. 7

1.5 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

8 1.5 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

1.6 Cooperation with Government & Private

Cambodian and Indonesian governmental bodies

9 1.6 Cooperation with Government & Private Organizations Continuous consultation meeting with - Thai government - Neighboring countries government such as Myanmar, Cambodian and Indonesian governmental bodies - Board of Trade of Thailand - Thai Fishery Producers Coalition 9

ENABLING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY 2.

policy in combating Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing -

legislations, including the Fisheries Act (2015) and the

2 (2015) - Ban fishing vessels which non compliance

10 ENABLING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY 2.1 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 10

2.2 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

11 2.2 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. 11

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13 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

14 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

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

16 ISSF Participating Companies Committed to transparency & compliance 16

17 CATCHES IN THE WCPFC CONVENTION AREA MINUS OVERLAP WITH IATTC CONV. AREA SM 19

18 Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Average catches of skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna in the WCPO. The graph on the top shows the percentages by species, and the graph on the bottom shows the percentages by gear type. 20

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20 THIS UPDATE: Abundance Exploitation LAST YEAR: 20

21 Pacific bigeye and bluefin are of concern Other bluefins have ended overfishing (resilience) Skipjack stocks are healthy and most abundant 21

22 Stock Status Report Updated: February, STOCKS OF MAJOR COMMERCIAL TUNA CATCH WAS 4.6M TONS (5 SKIPJACK/58%, 4 YELLOWFIN/27%, 6 ALBACORE/6%, 4 BIGEYE/9%, 4 BLUEFIN/<1%) GLOBALLY, 52% OF STOCKS ARE AT HEALTHY LEVEL OF ABUNDANCE. IN TERMS OF FISHING MORTALITY, 9% OF STOCKS ARE EXPERIENCING OVERFISHING. IN TERMS OF TONNAGE, 86% OF TUNA CATCH COMES FROM HEALTHY STOCKS; 3% OF THE CATCH IS FROM STOCKS WHERE OVERFISHING IS OCCURRING By Stock By Catch Tons 9% 6% 8% 3% 35% 25% 52% 39% 52% 13% 86% 72% 22 24

23 S T O C K B Y S P E C I E S Stock Status By Species Updated: February, 2015 Albacore 261 (6%) Pacific Ocean-N 93 Pacific Ocean-S 85 Atlantic Ocean-N 25 Atlantic Ocean-S 19 Atlantic - Mediterranean Indian Ocean 38 Skipjack 2656 (58%) Eastern Pacific 279 Western Pacific 1,729 Atlantic Ocean-E 204 Atlantic Ocean-W 19 C A T C H B I O M A S S F I S H I N G M O R T A L I T Y 1 B Y C A T C H Indian Ocean

24 S T O C K B Y S P E C I E S C A T C H B I O M A S S F I S H I N G M O R T A L I T Y B Y C A T C H Bigeye 389 (9%) Eastern Pacific 78 Western Pacific 139 Atlantic Ocean 63 Indian Ocean 109 Bluefin 39 (<1%) Pacific Bluefin 12 Atlantic Ocean-E 13 Atlantic Ocean-W 2 Southern Bluefin 12 Yellowfin 1231 (27%) Eastern Pacific 223 Western Pacific 513 Atlantic Ocean 93 Indian Ocean

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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