External Collaborator

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• Support to the updating of a comprehensive assessment of current labour standards and working conditions on board fishing vessels in the Pacific to ensure the document demonstrates the highest technical standards and is able to be published in accordance with ILO guidelines.
• IEC materials that ensure full utilization of research products commissioned in earlier stages of the project, including support for the mapping of private sector initiatives to be posted on the Global Business and Forced Labour Network platform.
• In Fiji particularly, strategies to strengthen and enforce existing regulations and standards related to labour in the fishing industry and the ongoing work to deliver a strategic compliance approach.
• Guidance to the ILO in its engagements with the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) and participation in the annual meeting of WCPFC; participation in FFA’s Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Working Group (MCS-WG) meeting held Honiara, Solomon Islands in March 2023; and contribution to the FFA Maritime Seminar held in Honiara, Solomon Islands in February 2024.

• A roadmap to strengthen and enhance the MTCs as they relate to crew standards over time.
• Strategic collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including government agencies, fishing industry representatives, and civil society organizations, to build awareness and commitment to improving labour standards.
• input into training materials on labour standards and the fishing sector to ensure regional relevance and utility.
• Logistical and administrative support to a proposed ‘think tank’ around fishers’ organizing needs, models and interventions and their (potential) links to industry initiatives/codes of conduct.

• University degree in development studies, fisheries, labour standards or a related field, preferably at the graduate level;
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience related to the fishing sector, labour law, international law, labour standards and Pacific affairs. Relevant international experience and knowledge of international labour standards in the Pacific would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of key national, regional and global organizations in the regulation of fishing in the Western and Central Pacific;
• Excellent drafting and report writing skills. Ability to present information in readily understandable forms;
• The abilities to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to work on own initiatives as well as a member of a team and to plan and organize work; and,
• Excellent command and proficient working ability in English.

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