Türk Denizcilik ve Deniz Bilimleri Dergisi

Yazarlar: Birol BAKİ, İsmihan KARAYÜCEL, Alparslan YAVUZCAN, Şennan YÜCEL

Konular:Mühendislik, Ortak Disiplinler

DOI:10.52998/trjmms.883639

Anahtar Kelimeler:Aquaculture and Fisheries Production,Decent Work,Blue Growth Initiative,Employment

Özet: In this study, employment in fisheries and aquaculture sectors in Turkey was evaluated in the light of the available data under the concept of “decent work”. Decent work is expressed as working conditions decent to human dignity in accordance with occupational health and safety, having the opportunity to be represented through the union with social security opportunities, no forced and child labor, getting the deserved wages for work, in short, the realization of the basic rights and principles regarding work in a tripartite agreement consisting of the government, worker and employer. It is also reported that one of the four basic elements of decent work is employment recruitment. With increasing awareness in developed societies, fish consumers demand that the fish on their plates are produced in a manner consistent with not only environmental sustainability, but also decent work practices. Fisheries and aquaculture includes pre-harvest activities such as boat building, providing support services in repair and maintenance workshops located in ports, shelters and docks. Although these activities do not cover as much work as post-harvest, they still constitute an important workforce. When fisheries production was examined in Turkey, fluctuations in the amount of fisheries and continuously increased production in aquaculture in recent years was observed. While the sector shows uncertainty in terms of employment in the fisheries and processing for the coming years, it is thought that there will be an increase in employment with the introduction of new potential areas in aquaculture and capacity upgrades of existing production areas.

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