eCornell Keynote:

Freedom at sea is still a dream for hundreds of thousands of workers in commercial fishing and seafood processing. They are working in forced labor situations around the world — in Asia, in South America, and in the U.S. — and conditions are dire.

Jason Judd, Executive Director of the Global Labor Institute at Cornell’s ILR School, aims to end the practice of forced labor and has authored a Handbook for the detection of forced labor in commercial fishing called Towards freedom at sea: Handbook for the detection of forced labour in commercial fishing.

“Our shared vision is one of freedom at sea, where forced labor has been relegated to the past and decent work is a reality for all the world’s fishers. It is our hope that this Handbook will serve as a valuable resource for actors throughout the commercial fishing industry who are working to achieve this vision.” — Jason Judd

We’ll talk to Mr. Judd as well as reporter and activist Daniel Murphy about the prevalence of forced labor and how to combat it through detection and reporting.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Why forced labor is still an issue in seafood supply chains
• What works in policy or technology to combat forced labor in fishing
• How new tools like the Handbook help authorities pinpoint forced labor
• How new journalism and worker organizing can help

SPEAKER

Jason Judd
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL LABOR INSTITUTE
Cornell ILR School