1. SUSTAINABLE FISHERIESSUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
POLICY AND COASTALPOLICY AND COASTAL
RESOURCES MANAGEMENTRESOURCES MANAGEMENT
May 16, 2013 IUB bwn campus

2. FISHERY INDUSTRY OFFISHERY INDUSTRY OF
PAKISTANPAKISTAN
PRESENTATION
BY
Salman rasheed
Mudassir shoukat
Rizwan randhawa

3. SEA AS A SOURCE OF FOOD
Importance of sea food increasing day
by day because of shortage of
traditional grain food on the 1/4th part
of the land on earth.
Those nation and countries of the
world who have realized its importance
are in the process of R&D to gain
maximum benefit of the sea.

4. SEA AS A SOURCE OF FOOD
Wisdom of nature: 1/4th land & 3/4th
water.
Many benefits & uses of seas and oceans:
Most important being a source of food for
humans.

5. PRESENT SITUATION OF
FISHERIES
Fisheries sector of Pakistan represents an
important source of employment, income
and foreign exchange earnings.
It contributes only 0.8% of total nation GDP
and 3.7% of agriculture.

6. PRESENT SITUATION OF
FISHERIES
The major source of fish in Pakistan are
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of
Pakistan which extends upto 200 N.M and
8.5 million Hectares of Inland water.
About 26% of total production consumed
locally, the rest in either exported of
resources as fish meal, the supply of fish
per capita is estimated to be 1.1kg/year.

7. PRESENT SITUATION OF
FISHERIES
Government of Pakistan is taking
keen interest in the development of
fisheries sector.
Enhancement of fish production,
measures in exports earnings as well
as domestic consumption of fish
diversification of fishing efforts,
utilization of the fishermen
communities.

8. ROLE OF FISHERY INDUSTRY INROLE OF FISHERY INDUSTRY IN
THE ECONOMY OF PAKISTANTHE ECONOMY OF PAKISTAN
 Fisheries play an important role in national
economy.
 Provides employment to about 300,000 fishermen
directly and 400,000 people in ancillary industries.

9. ROLE OF FISHERIESROLE OF FISHERIES
INDUSTRY IN THE ECONOMYINDUSTRY IN THE ECONOMY
OF PAKISTANOF PAKISTAN
 GNP in fishery industry
Gross national
production
2008-09 2009-10
53731 million 56182 million

10. FISH HARBOURS OFFISH HARBOURS OF
PAKISTANPAKISTAN
Karachi Fisheries Harbour
Korangi Fish Harbour
Pasni Fish Harbour
Gawadar Fish Harbour

11. EXPORT OF FISHERIESEXPORT OF FISHERIES
PRODUCTSPRODUCTS
Fish and fishery products are
processed and Exported to over 50
countries.
50% of Fishery Products are exported
to European Union Countries.
20% to USA, & remaining 30% to other
Countries.

12. EXPORT OF FISHERIESEXPORT OF FISHERIES
PRODUCTSPRODUCTS
 Canada
 USA
 Denmark
 Japan
 Holland
 Norway
 Iceland
 Korea
 Hong Kong
 Taiwan
 Singapore
 Malaysia

13. NUMBER OF FISH WORKERSNUMBER OF FISH WORKERS
ENGAGED IN FISHERIESENGAGED IN FISHERIES
SECTORSECTOR
Fisheries sector in Pakistan provides
employment to about 300,000
fishermen directly.
In addition, another 400,000 people
are employed in fishery industries

14. MAJOR FISHERFOLKMAJOR FISHERFOLK
SETTLEMENTS/TOWN INSETTLEMENTS/TOWN IN
SINDHSINDH
 Mubarak village
 Mauripur
 Hawks Bay
 Ibrahim Hyderi
 Rehri Village
 Salih Abad
 Bhit Island
 Baba Island
 Shamas Pir.
 Kakka Village
 Kiamari
 Chasma Village
 Lath Basti
 Shah Bandar
 Keti Bunder
 Jaati
 Badin, etc.

15. Fishery production consumptionFishery production consumption
 Exports: 151830
tonnes
 Total
supply:326921
 Per capita
supply:kg/year 2.0

16. SOCIAL STATUS OF FISHERSOCIAL STATUS OF FISHER
IN PAKISTANIN PAKISTAN
they don’t get their basic rights
All resources endowed by nature are
considered community property.
Education problems
Health problems
Clean water problems
No medical facility

17. WORKING WOMEN INWORKING WOMEN IN
FISHERY INDUSTRY OFFISHERY INDUSTRY OF
PAKISTANPAKISTAN
About 10,000 Women Workers are
associated with the Fisheries Industry
and are employed in 30 Registered
Processing Plants in Pakistan and
more than 50 “Warrahs” ( being run
by the contractors)

18. WORKING WOMEN INWORKING WOMEN IN
FISHERY INDUSTRY OFFISHERY INDUSTRY OF
PAKISTANPAKISTAN
27 Processing Plants and more than
50 Warrahs are located in different
Areas of Karachi Coast.
While 04 Processing Plants are in
Gwadar and Pasni.

19. WORKING WOMEN INWORKING WOMEN IN
FISHERY INDUSTRY OFFISHERY INDUSTRY OF
PAKISTANPAKISTAN
 23 Plants : Fish Harbor,
West Wharf, Karachi.
 02 Plants : S.I.T.E. Area
Karachi.
 02 Plants : Korangi Industrial Area
 04 Plants : Gwadar & Pasni.

20. WORKING ENVIRONMENTWORKING ENVIRONMENT
Health of employees depends upon
the environment of working place
where they work. If environment of
working place is clean and healthy
then health of employees will also be
good and if the working environment
is unhealthy then the health of
employees will not be good.

21. WORKING ENVIRONMENTWORKING ENVIRONMENT
Women Workers peel/clean the ice
covered shrimps, fish and crabs with
their bare hands. Rubber boots,
gloves or any such provisions are
unheard of in there Processing Plants
or “Warrahs”.
The fear of losing their job makes
them hide their cuts and wounds
from the employer.

22. WORKING ENVIRONMENTWORKING ENVIRONMENT
In Warrahs there in no protection
from heat. At one hand these women
workers are working in hot weather
while at another hand they are
handling with ice covered shrimps.
Since these women are
simultaneously exposed to hot and
cold conditions, they are early
susceptible to disease.

23. WORKING ENVIRONMENTWORKING ENVIRONMENT
There is no proper Toilet facilities
available in Warrahs. If a woman
worker who starts her work in the
morning say at about 4:00 am and
keep sits peeling shrimps for 7-8
hours, sitting in a same position,
needs such facilities there.

24. WORKING ENVIRONMENTWORKING ENVIRONMENT
The floors of Warrahs always remain
wet. Due to falling of shrimp’s
wastage the floor looked like as
grease has been rubbed on it. Thus
making the floor slippery for women
workers to work.

25. WORKING ENVIRONMENTWORKING ENVIRONMENT
No Dispensary or First-Aid facilities
are found in these Warrahs.
No hand washing facilities are
provided at the work place in these
Warrahs.

26. WORKING ENVIRONMENTWORKING ENVIRONMENT
 In some of the Warrah there is one
toilet for 100 women workers and
the condition of this toilets is
deplorable and unhygienic.
There is no provision of gloves
Apron/coat for these working women.

27. WORKING ENVIRONMENTWORKING ENVIRONMENT
No changing room to change into
working cloth, thus forcing working
women to work in their daily wear.
Proper working tools are not
provided to working women, thus
hands and finger of these working
women are injured.
No proper lighting system, which
makes difficult to these women
workers to work during night.

28. WORKING ENVIRONMENTWORKING ENVIRONMENT
There is no proper drainage system in
warrah, to drain out the filthy water
of ice covered shrimps and other Sea
food products.
There is no system of Garbage
disposal of fish, shrimp, shells and
crabs wastage.

29. WORKING HOURS / WORKINGWORKING HOURS / WORKING
DAYDAY
No fixed working hours are observed
in these “Warrahs” and Women
Workers are called in whenever the
catch arrives, even if it is in the
middle of the night, depriving them
of a night’s break.

30. WORKING HOURS / WORKINGWORKING HOURS / WORKING
DAYDAY
During the season when maximum
catch of sea food is brought in the
“Warrahs” the women workers are
forced to work for a continuous
period of 14 to 15 hours.

31. OTHER ACTIVITIES OFOTHER ACTIVITIES OF
WORKERS IN FISHERYWORKERS IN FISHERY
SECTORSECTOR
• Drying of fish
• Cleaning of fish
• Fish meal
plants
• Fish meal
• Powder solid to
poultry form
• Processing of
crabs
• Peeling shrimps
• Grading
• Sorting
• Packing

32. LOW WAGESLOW WAGES
One of the examples of poor wages for
Women Workers is that 12-16 kilograms
peeled shrimp a day fetches them mere
Rs. 40 – 60.
But despite all these harsh conditions,
economic compulsions force them to
work to support their families. Their
economic condition has deteriorated and
poverty has become endemic.

33. LOW WAGESLOW WAGES
.HUNTING AND FISHING GUIDES MINIMUM
WAGES.
MARCH 31,2008 2009 2010
$43.75 rate for $47.50 $ 51.25
working less then
5 consecutive hours
In a day.

34. RESPONSIBILITY OFRESPONSIBILITY OF
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
making policies,
 inter-provincial coordination,
 planning & research
quality control &training
exploratory fishing & stock assessment,
fisheries management
fleet improvement & data collection and
export etc.

35. RESPONSIBILITY OFRESPONSIBILITY OF
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
But in the case of Women Workers in
Fisheries Industry of Pakistan, the
Government has not persuaded any
Policy or Programme to improve the
socio-economic condition of Women
Workers of Fisheries Industry.

36. RESPONSIBILITY OFRESPONSIBILITY OF
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
Well organized policies
Export should be increase.
There should be a ministry of fishery
sector.
Special measures for protecting small
fish and the ecosystem

37. RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
 On the supply side increasing fish
products for human consumption in a
sustainable manner and keeping in view of
the current state of fish resources .

38. RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
TRTA II need to provide thorough
Assistance in Fisheries Trade policy
development and Revision of policy
elements of Pakistan Fisheries Policy to
address; open access fisheries policy;
deep sea fishing policy; policy on
distribution and nature of resource use
between fishermen of two provinces of
Sindh and Balochistan; labour laws with
regard to labour in fish processing.

39. RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
The only and ever lasting solution to
all the problem of Women Workers is
the implementation of Labour Laws.
Awareness in the women workers
about their right guaranted in Labour
Law.

40. LOW WAGESLOW WAGES
One of the examples of poor wages for
Women Workers is that 12-16 kilograms
peeled shrimp a day fetches them mere
Rs. 40 – 60.
But despite all these harsh conditions,
economic compulsions force them to
work to support their families. Their
economic condition has deteriorated and
poverty has become endemic.

41. LOW WAGESLOW WAGES
About 1 kg of shrimp is being peeled by a
women worker in an hour, more expert
women peel even 1¼ to 1½ kilos of
shrimp but this is not common.
Report name the “Case of Home based
sub-contracted women in Pakistan”, if a
woman or girl peels 11kgs of shrimp in a
day then she earns Rs.88.

42. RESPONSIBILITY OFRESPONSIBILITY OF
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
Government is responsible for making
policies, inter-provincial coordination,
planning, research, quality control,
training, exploratory fishing, stock
assessment, fisheries management, fleet
improvement, data collection and export
etc.

43. RESPONSIBILITY OFRESPONSIBILITY OF
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
But in the case of Women Workers in
Fisheries Industry of Pakistan, the
Government has not persuaded any
Policy or Programme to improve the
socio-economic condition of Women
Workers of Fisheries Industry.

44. RESPONSIBILITY OFRESPONSIBILITY OF
GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
The Handbook of Fisheries Statistics of
Pakistan—the annual publication of
Pakistan’s Marine Fisheries
Department last published in 1998—
for example, has no mention of
women, even though it carries a full
chapter on the fishermen population

45. RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
The only and ever lasting solution to
all the problem of Women Workers is
the implementation of Labour Laws.
Awareness in the women workers
about their right guaranted in Labour
Law.

46. RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
Implementation of labour law could only
be made by having a Committee which
may comprises of:
 Local UC Councilors
– Local Social Personality
– Labour Inspector of the area
– Member of NGO
– Representative of area Police Station

47. RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
 It should be clearly brought into the notice
of all exporters, Warrah Contractor that
violation of Labour Law could be fatal to
their business.
 The hygienic conditions of the Warrahs be
improved.
 Medical facilities be provided in Warrahs
and other women working areas.

48. THANK YOUTHANK YOU