Episode 4 – Union Power

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Welcome to the forth episode of Fishy Work. This episode we're going to be speaking with Bright Maté Kweku Chai, a former fisher and boatswain on industrial trawls, semi industrial and artisanal vessels. Bright now acts as a local NUSPAW, the National Union for Sea, Port and Allied Workers in Ghana. We are also joined by Vanessa Jaiteh, a senior research scientist at the Center for Development and Environment at the University of Bern in Switzerland.

Vanessa and Bright joined me after an intense workshop. They were both at in Ghana, which brought together various stakeholders, researchers, trade unionists, um, representatives from the local state who are all working together towards improving or trying to improve the working conditions of Ghana.

Cite this episode: Cook, I. M, & Kadfak, A. (Hosts). (2024, Sept, 16). Union power with Vanessa Jaiteh and Bright Maté Kweku Chai (No.4) [Audio podcast episode]. In Fishy Work. https://www.justseafood.org/podcast-episode-4

[Transcript of Episode 4 available here]

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