An on-demand video of “Casting A Wide Net – Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships to Promote Worker Rights in Fishing” is available free for SeafoodSource Premium members and for USD 350 (EUR 315) to non-members through the Complete Digital Ticket: Seafood Expo North America 2024.
Featuring U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs International Relations Officer Holly Christofferson; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs Senior International Relations Officer Laura Van Voorhees, ILO Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Carlos Castaneda; Plan International Project Director Sujintana Hemtasilpa; International Labour Organization Project Director Jose Roberto Morales Salazar; and Addressing Labour Exploitation in Fishing Sector in ASEAN (ALFA) Project Director Sita Sumrit, the panel was held on Sunday, 10 March, with the following description:
Promoting decent work in distant water fishing depends on strong collaboration between workers, the private sector, and government. In this session, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) will share case studies of effective partnerships forged with worker organizations, seafood processing companies, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to support good working conditions in fishing. USDOL will also facilitate a roundtable discussion on the roles that tripartite partners can play in upholding the rights of fishers.
The 2024 Seafood Expo North America, which took place 10 to 12 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., featured a comprehensive conference program of live panel events focusing on topics chosen to be of vital interest to the seafood industry.
The 31 individual presentations from SENA featured exclusive information and insight from seafood industry experts, on a range of topics including diversity in the seafood industry, how artificial intelligence could be used in the industry, what impact FDA FSMA 204 updates will have, traceability, and more.
Calls for proposals for the 2025 editions of both SENA’s conference and for the conference at Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain, are now live. Running from 16 to 18 March 2026, an overview of the SENA conference program is available online and proposals can be submitted through 30 August. A program overview is also available for Seafood Expo Global – which is running from 6 to 8 May 2025 – and conference proposals can be submitted through 13 September.
