Technologies of Transparency: The Role of Information and Communications Technologies in Promoting Labour Rights in Distant Water Fisheries

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dc.contributor.advisorKelly, Philip
dc.contributor.authorEbrahimirad, Amir-Ali
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T21:25:03Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T21:25:03Z
dc.date.copyright2024-04-19
dc.date.issued2024-07-18
dc.date.updated2024-07-18T21:25:02Z
dc.degree.disciplineGeography
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractEthical production networks and supply chains have garnered significant attention in both academia and industry. The ethical supply chain has become a topic of significant debate in the global fishing industry in particular, and especially in distant water fishing (DWF). Monitoring labour rights/abuses presents a challenge in this field, as workers are employed on fishing vessels operating in isolated and remote waters, often outside any effective oversight or regulation. This study aims to investigate the potential of various information and communication technologies (ICTs) in tracking, monitoring, and promoting labour rights in DWF. In pursuing this question, I use the intersection of global production networks (GPN) and labour regimes as a theoretical framework. While GPN theory addresses the institutions, actors and power relations in global production processes, labour regime theory provides a conceptual understanding of how workers are both disciplined and exert agency within global production systems. The study is based on qualitative interviews with stakeholders who are active in both developing and deploying various technologies in relation to migrant labour rights in fisheries, complemented by an extensive review of secondary documentation. The findings indicate that, within this framework, ICTs can be primarily classified into two distinct categories based on their approach to monitoring and observing labour conditions: a) remote monitoring and b) on-board/community-based monitoring and reporting systems. I will argue that the use of such technologies holds significant potential for advancing transparency and accountability in terms of the labour rights and working conditions of fishing crews. In this way, new possibilities for labour agency and the re-regulation of labour regimes in global production are being opened up, while, at the same time, limitations on the application of ICTs still remain.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42177
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectInternational relations
dc.subject.keywordsGlobal Production Network
dc.subject.keywordsDistance water fishery (DWF)
dc.subject.keywordsInformation and communication technologies (ICTs)
dc.subject.keywordsOceanGovernance
dc.subject.keywordsLabour rights
dc.subject.keywordsEthical production
dc.subject.keywordsSustainability
dc.subject.keywordsGeography
dc.subject.keywordsLabour monitoring
dc.subject.keywordsTransparency
dc.subject.keywordsRemote monitoring
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity-based reporting
dc.subject.keywordsSattelite imagery
dc.subject.keywordsPositioning system
dc.subject.keywordsVessel Monitoring System
dc.subject.keywordsAutomatic Identification System
dc.subject.keywordsMachine learning
dc.subject.keywordsBlockchain
dc.subject.keywordsLabour Wi-fi access
dc.subject.keywordsWi-fi on fishing vessels
dc.subject.keywordsCCTV
dc.subject.keywordsElectronic monitoring
dc.subject.keywordsElectronic reporting
dc.subject.keywordsFishing vessels
dc.subject.keywordsLabour reporting applications
dc.subject.keywordsSmartphone
dc.subject.keywordsGlobal Positioning Systems
dc.subject.keywordsVessel behaviour
dc.subject.keywordsMiddle of the ocean
dc.subject.keywordsPort-states
dc.subject.keywordsFlag states
dc.subject.keywordsNon-flag states
dc.subject.keywordsImporting states
dc.subject.keywordsLabour origin states
dc.subject.keywordsState actors
dc.subject.keywordsNon-states actor
dc.subject.keywordsDWF stakeholders
dc.subject.keywordsForced labour DWF
dc.subject.keywordsModern slavery
dc.subject.keywordsMigrant workers
dc.subject.keywordsMAST Human
dc.subject.keywordsVerite
dc.subject.keywordse-Voice
dc.subject.keywordsDiginex
dc.subject.keywordsOceanMind
dc.subject.keywordsApprise
dc.subject.keywordsGolden Dreams
dc.subject.keywordsProvonance
dc.subject.keywordsInternet Access
dc.subject.keywordsDetection algorithm
dc.subject.keywordsDistant water fishery fleets
dc.subject.keywordsDistant water fishing fleets
dc.subject.keywordsDistant water fishing vessels
dc.subject.keywordsDistant water fishery vessels
dc.subject.keywordsVisible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
dc.subject.keywordsSynthetic-aperture radar (SAR)
dc.subject.keywordsOptical imagery
dc.subject.keywordsSatellite communication service
dc.subject.keywordsData pipeline
dc.subject.keywordsData validation
dc.subject.keywordsLabour geography
dc.subject.keywordsInternational relations
dc.subject.keywordsEconomic geography
dc.subject.keywordsPolitical geography
dc.subject.keywordsPolitical economy of ocean
dc.subject.keywordsICTs in ocean governance
dc.subject.keywordsMultilateral governance
dc.subject.keywordsVertical and horizontal power relation
dc.subject.keywordsInternational development
dc.subject.keywordsFisheries/oceans
dc.subject.keywordsGovernance
dc.subject.keywordsValue chains
dc.subject.keywordsLabour agency
dc.subject.keywordsLabour in GPN
dc.subject.keywordsLabour in DWF
dc.subject.keywordsLabour in distant water fishery
dc.subject.keywordsICTs and labour rights
dc.subject.keywordsHuman geography
dc.subject.keywordsOcean international relation
dc.subject.keywordsOceanic diplomacy
dc.subject.keywordsLabour in ocean
dc.subject.keywordsFisheries
dc.titleTechnologies of Transparency: The Role of Information and Communications Technologies in Promoting Labour Rights in Distant Water Fisheries
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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