Yemaya is the gender and fisheries newsletter of the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF). It is published three times a year. Since Yemaya was launched in 1999, it has created a worldwide following of faithful readers and the release of every issue is a welcome event. We particularly welcome the release of the latest Yemaya (#65), which is a special issue on Women and Labour.

The articles in this special issue are drawn from the presentations and discussions at the webinar, ‘Women Work in Fisheries, Too!’, held on 29 November 2021. The organisers of the webinar – USAID SUFIA LCD, Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section (GAFS) of the Asian Fisheries Society, Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) – are very grateful to ICSF for this opportunity to collect the articles and the overview of the webinar in Yemaya # 65.

CONTENTS

• From the Yemaya Editor

The articles on women and labour in fisheries

• Introduction to this special issue on Women and Labour by GAFS Team

• Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand: Making women’s roles visible by Jariya Sornkliang

• Thailand: Women’s voice and identity by Ravadee Prasertcharoensuk

• Cooperative Action Plan: Decent work, thriving businesses by Surendran Rajaratnam

• India: Do women fish? by Nikita Gopal and P.S. Ananthan

• Malaysia: Strong and resilient by Aazani Mujahid

• WIF/Fishing Communities: Engendering business by Caterina Meloni

• WIF/Labour: Women and Labour in Fisheries 101 by Arlene Nietes Satapornvanit and Meryl j Williams

• Philippines: Saying no to forced labour by Joe Pres Gaudiano

• Seafood Industry/Gender: Gender in voluntary standards for the seafood industry by Rachel Matheson

• Reflections on Women and Fisheries Labour by Kyoko Kusakabe

Plus the regular Yemaya sections

• Milestones: A Treasure Trove of Data by Aakanksha Agarwal

• Profile: Amplifying women’s voices: Margaret Nakato’s important work in organising women in small-scale fisheries in Uganda has received international recognition by Sivaja Nair

• Uganda: A well-deserved award by Margaret Nakato

• What’s New, Webby? ICSF Archives/Digital library by Ahana Lakshmi

• Yemaya Mama: Mama’s view of Women’s Day

• Yemaya Recommends: Book review of “The Island of Sea Women: A novel” by Lisa See (2019) by Vishakha Gupta

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