World Fisheries Day 2025; November 21st.

FORUM: "Beyond the Catch: Advancing towards Dignity and Decent Work for All in the Sector" World Fisheries Day 2025. The theme this year will highlight the importance of fair labor practices and social protection for fishers. Fisheries and aquaculture provide livelihoods for millions worldwide and are crucial to the economies of coastal and rural areas. Yet, many fishers continue to face unsafe conditions, low wages, and limited access to social protection. Every year on November 21st, the world celebrates World Fisheries Day to recognize the crucial contribution of fishers and fish workers to food security, employment, and sustainable development. The day serves as a reminder of the urgent need to protect their human and labour rights, ensuring fair, safe, and dignified working conditions across the sector. Celebrating World Fisheries Day is a tribute to the work of fishers and fish workers, as well as a call to strengthen decent work, social dialogue, and sustainability in the sector. Their work must be valued and safeguarded through policies and partnerships that ensure fair, safe, and dignified employment, gender equality, and social justice for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.

EVENTS: On November 21st, to mark the World Fisheries Day, the FAO is organizing a virtual event. In celebration of World Fisheries Day 2025, FAO GLOBEFISH is organizing a virtual event titled “Beyond the Catch: Advancing towards Dignity and Decent Work for All in the Sector”. The event will highlight the shared responsibility of all stakeholders in promoting labour rights and ensuring decent work within the fisheries and aquaculture sector to foster dialogue on how stronger governance, enhanced social protection, and greater international cooperation can improve the livelihoods and resilience of fishers and fish workers worldwide. The FAO also supports other events, such as the EAF-Nansen Programme's workshop in South Africa focused on scientific collaboration for sustainable fisheries. Register to participate!

Agenda Programme

12:00 -12:05 : Welcome remarks
12:05 -12:15 : Presentation by Christine Bader, Maritime Specialist, Sectoral Policies Department, ILO
12:15 -12:45 : Roundtable moderated by Daniela Kalikoski, FAO 

Kirill Buketov, International Policy Officer, Seafood Workers Division, IUF – International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations 

Claudia Uribe, CEIPA - Ecuadorian Chamber of Tuna Industrialists and Processors 

Tim Hill, CEO/National Director, Stella Maris UK
Audun Lem, President of the technical scientific committee at Assoittica Italia
12:45 - 12:55: 

Q&A sessionThe audience is invited to pose questions and share experiences
Q&A sessionThe audience is invited to pose questions and share experiences
12:55 - 13:00:  Closing remarks


For more information about this event, please email us at mariana.toussaint@fao.org or sonia.dapontefreire@fao.org

LIVESTREAM: Empowering fisheries, Strengthening Livelihoods.