This 100 page report has been simultaneously published in English, French and Spanish. The report gives an overview of the safety and health issues in fisheries sector and examines cases from different countries. It has been prepared with participation and inputs from fishworker organizations. Besides these, there are annexes which provide additional information on national measures to improve safety and health in the fishing industry. The Tripartite Meeting on Safety and Health in the Fishing Industry is to be held at the International Labour Office in Geneva from 13 to 17 December 1999.
Tripartite Meetings are where three parties are involved.
The parties involved here are the national governments, Employer members, and Worker members. Besides, there are 12 countries included in a reserve list. The meeting may also adopt resolutions. The complete report has been split into 9 parts and is available online at the ILO site .