National
Fisheries Solidarity Movement works on the ILO convention to ratify it with the
involvement of the government. Although there is an ILO convention, it has not
been ratified and converted as a law in the country. Ratifying ILO convention is an essential
approach to ensue the rights of the working people. There should be island wide
attention and pressure to the government in order to ratify with the approval
of the parliament. NAFSO has initiated to build up a mainstream conversation to
take actions toward to ratify the ILO convention. Education of the people about the content of
the ILO convention and the important of ratifying it should be done in the
prior stage of the campaign. People should be educated and organized to
advocate the government to take stand to be converted ILO convention as a law
in the country. National Fisheries Solidarity Movement has planned serious of
ILO education process based on the above purpose. Different network partners of
NAFSO organize ILO education program in the district level. Southern Fisheries
Organization organized an ILO education program for the members at the center
of the organization on 6 of July 2020. Mrs. Gayathri of the institute of “
Shilpa” participated as the main resource person as well as Mr. Maduka Sampath
and Mr. Sahan Isanka, Animators of the organization also engaged to educate the
people in the program. The education program has focused on the ILO provisions
for the fisheries sector as well. It has concerned the condition of fisheries
occupation, safety at sea, social and physical security, health security and
other components of the ILO convention as well as important of ratifying the
convention in the country.
