1. PROGRESS REPORT SOCIOLOGICAL STREAM [WP3a]: ECOST meeting Bangkok 21-25 April 2008 Maarten Bavinck

2. Deliverables completed: Report on sociological part of ECOST (D4a): job satisfaction approach Ecoregion reports on sociological dimension (D4sa) - check

3. Activities since last meeting: Special issue proposal on the ECOST job satisfaction approach to the journal Social Indicators Preparations for Bangkok meeting: –Special invitee Prof. Richard Pollnac Continuation PhD work Iris Monnereau Teaching experiment (with Aurelie/Univ. Versailles)

4. New job satisfaction studies in: Nicaragua (revised) – Iris Monnereau* India (revised) – Maarten Bavinck* Trinidad – Ronald James* Senegal (revised) – Aliou Salle* Vietnam – Sinh* Thailand? – Richard Pollnac*/Amporn? China? – Dominican Republic – status unknown Guinee Bissau – status unknown Others?? * = those participating in special issue

5. Plan this week: Discussions and planning of special issue job satisfaction Presentation and discussion various job satisfaction case studies

6. Issues/problems: Many country representatives not present

7. THE METIER OF TRAWLER FISHING IN CHENNAI, INDIA

8. Fishing harbour Chennai, India

9. Why a re-study? Some doubts about the validity of the 2007 exercise, with regard to: –Weaknesses in translation English to Tamil – Hastiness of some interviewers Revised translation English-Tamil made Interviewers carefully instructed

10. DOCUMENTARY Film maker: Julia Taal and co.

11. Job satisfaction in fisheries schedule Chennai 2008 Eva-Maria van Straaten Ant van Koolwijk Benjamin Zuurendonk Tom van Dijk D. Loganathan T. Pugalendhi

12. What we have done Location: Royapuram Research on fishermen (drivers and crewmembers) in long distance prawn fishing métier Part of an international research project

13. How? 49 structured survey’s 3 days Information of respondent Answer categories –Very dissatisfied= 1 –Dissatisfied= 2 –Neutral= 3 –Satisfied= 4 –Very Satisfied= 5 General questions

15. Satisfaction about basic needs –Level of catch last year : very satisfied –Cleanliness of work working hours healthfulness work = satisfied -Physical safety & mental pressure = dissatisfied

16. Satisfaction about social needs.

17. Satisfaction about self-realization

18. Satisfaction about the management in the fishery

19. Valuation of nature

20. General Questions: 1: If you would have the opportunity, would you shift to another fishing metier?

21. 2: If you would have the opportunity, would you shift to a job outside fishing?

22. 3: Would you advise a young person to enter your fishing métier?

24. Plan this week: Discussions and planning of special issue job satisfaction Presentation and discussion various job satisfaction case studies

25. The End