{"id":94863,"date":"2022-05-19T15:30:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/?post_type=newss&p=94863"},"modified":"2022-05-19T15:33:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T10:03:23","slug":"statement-from-the-national-workshop-on-ssf-guidelines-and-women-in-fisheries-india-8-10-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"newss","link":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/newss\/statement-from-the-national-workshop-on-ssf-guidelines-and-women-in-fisheries-india-8-10-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from the National Workshop on SSF Guidelines and Women in Fisheries, India, 8-10 April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
We, the women representatives of marine and inland fishworker organizations (associations, cooperatives, trade unions, and self-help groups) and fishing communities from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Goa and Kerala; and women earning their livelihood mainly from collecting shellfish and seaweed from nearshore waters, fishing out at sea, beach-drying and processing fish, and street or door-to-door vending;<\/p>\n
Having met at the\u00a0National Workshop: the SSF Guidelines and Women in Fisheries, India<\/em>, at Asha Nivas, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 8 to 10 April 2022- a meeting of the national women in fisheries platform; an effort to make women\u2019s role in fisheries more visible and to avail of their rights, to enhance their livelihood space in the value chain and get their due recognition from Government;<\/p>\n Taking stock of the impact of COVID-19 on our lives and livelihoods, and adequacy of pandemic relief and recovery measures;<\/p>\n Concerned about the negative impact of industrial pollution and extreme weather events on our fishing and fish vending activities;<\/p>\n Noting that the negative impact of coastal degradation, overfishing, pandemics and natural disasters are disproportionately borne by women of fishing communities;<\/p>\n Further concerned about the continued invisibility of women in all activities along the fisheries value chain, s in spite of their valuable contribution to local nutrition and food security;<\/p>\n Draw the attention of the Union, State and local authorities and fishworkers organizations to redress our grievances:<\/p>\n In light of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), we, the representatives of women fishworkers and fishing communities, call for the implementation of these action points, in line with the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines).<\/p>\n\n