𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘌𝘢𝘵 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬

May 13th at @auwcl.bsky.social to watch powerful documentary on abuses suffered by Indonesian migrant fishers, and conversation with fisher organizer Hariyanto Suwarno. Details: bit.ly/4tdX6Jg

Today's episode of the Labor Link Podcast features Andy Tagoe, general secretary of Ghana’s General Agriculture Workers’ Union. Andy explains how GAWU takes a holistic approach to organizing across formal & informal agricultural sectors.

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts bit.ly/47MkV2l

Ten Dimensions of Network Strengthening: Lessons from Health Rights Advocates in Guatemala, Mexico, and the Philippines - Accountability Research Center Reflections of four health rights CSOs in Guatemala, Mexico, and the Philippines, on what it takes to strengthen networks of volunteers.

#worldhealthday2026 Improving health care for marginalized populations requires strong networks of health rights advocates. Discover 10 ways such networks can become stronger:
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2026: A critical year for upholding rights in public finance International financial institutions (IFIs) are playing an increasingly influential role in the development landscape, as lenders, standard-setters and vehicles for climate finance. But for communitie...

2026 is a critical year for accountability, with numerous reviews of MDB's accountability mechanisms taking place.

Read what our friends from @re-course.org have to say about the importance of this moment: www.linkedin.com/pulse/2026-c...

Episode 89: Workers' Rights in the Global Supply Chain In this episode, School of International Service research professor Judy Gearhart joins Big World to discuss international labor organizing and the fight for workers' rights within the global supply c...

In this new episode of Big World, @arc-au.bsky.social research professor Judy Gearhart joins us to discuss forced labor in the global supply chain and the power of transnational labor organizing. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts! https://bit.ly/3MWf9nI

New Accountability Note: Rachel Nadelman and Anushka Bose share insights from a fellowship program that supported eight advocates to work on advancing accountability in development finance. French: bit.ly/4umfjW0 Spanish: bit.ly/4cF8nNt English: bit.ly/46RbkXC

"Wantam": Kenyans' Slang for Just One Presidential Term, and Why it Matters - Accountability Research Center Idah Knowles on Wantam as political language with implications for incumbency norms and democratic accountability.

#WanTam started as slang in Kenya to mean “One Term”

Now it’s reshaping how time in office is understood. In my latest @arc-au.bsky.social keyword,I examine #WanTam as a political language/expression & what that shift signals for democratic accountability

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Seafarer abandonment - 2025 was the worst year on record 📈

New ITF data shows that 6,223 seafarers were abandoned on 410 ships. Many of the seafarers were left unpaid, without food, water or access to ports, often for months at a time.

Full story ➡️ www.itfseafarers.org/en/news/seaf...

Happy New Year! Find out what we were up to in the last two months of 2025 and a taste of what's coming in 2026

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𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲
How can youth voices shape mental health policies and practices? This case study, published today by @jcomsh.bsky.social shares experiences and lessons from an advocacy initiative in the Philippines. journals.ub.umu.se/index.php/jc...

Ten Dimensions of Network Strengthening: Lessons from Health Rights Advocates in Guatemala, Mexico, and the Philippines - Accountability Research Center Reflections of four health rights CSOs in Guatemala, Mexico, and the Philippines, on what it takes to strengthen networks of volunteers.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
English: bit.ly/3L8X8kF Spanish: bit.ly/46T4AsC

Find out about all ARC's latest publications and team news in our newsletter for September and October: mailchi.mp/f22a1a16c21d...

IFC Sustainability Framework Review This Inside the Institutions critically analyses the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) review of its Sustainability Framework, amidst intensifying scrutiny of its harmful investments.

The IFC review of its Sustainability Framework risks rhetoric over reform: remedy gaps, weak oversight, and opacity persist as IFIs lean on private finance despite evidence of harm.

More in our latest Inside the Institutions:
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The World Bank’s Civic Test The World Bank is considering Citizens at the Center, a new framework that seeks to move civic engagement from a procedural add-on to a core part of development, with CSOs as partners and community pa...

What would it take to shift civic engagement to the center of the World Bank’s development model? New analysis from Lindsay Coates & Rachel Nadelman looks at the Bank's strategic framework for civic & citizen engagement & asks what's at stake.
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Twenty social organization leaders - seven working languages - three days of learning together in Choachí, Colombia. Sharing strategies on how to encourage governments to listen and deliver effectively to all citizens. Reflections, analysis, action to come. Watch this space!

Open Parliaments for Inclusive and Participatory Oversight in Africa - Accountability Research Center How are advocates of open parliaments redefining openness as an evolving process that centers equity, participation, and institutional responsiveness?

This International Day of Democracy: a vision of parliaments as capable of listening, adapting, and co-governing with citizens. @idahknowles.bsky.social discusses how the open parliament idea plays out in African democracies. English: bit.ly/44wrbJ9 French: bit.ly/3HMux3p

Open Parliaments for Inclusive and Participatory Oversight in Africa - Accountability Research Center How are advocates of open parliaments redefining openness as an evolving process that centers equity, participation, and institutional responsiveness?

This International Day of Democracy: a vision of parliaments as capable of listening, adapting, and co-governing with citizens. @idahknowles.bsky.social discusses how the open parliament idea plays out in African democracies. English: bit.ly/44wrbJ9 French: bit.ly/3JrVBp9n

Quand la Réactivité devient-elle Synonyme de Redevabilité? - Accountability Research Center Le blog de Jonathan Fox réfléchit à la manière dont nous savons quand les stratégies visant à promouvoir la redevabilité obtiennent une réponse significative.

French: bit.ly/3HMux3p

Quando a Responsividade Resulta em Responsabilização? - Accountability Research Center O blog de Jonathan Fox reflete sobre como sabemos quando as estratégias para promover a responsabilidade estão recebendo uma resposta significativa.

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De cumplir a rendir cuentas - Accountability Research Center El blog de Jonathan Fox reflexiona sobre cómo sabemos cuándo las estrategias para promover la rendición de cuentas están funcionando.

Spanish: bit.ly/4mJQdwe

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐝 𝐔𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲? When those in power appear to listen to citizen voices, how can we make sense of their responses? @jonathanfox707.bsky.social's new blog proposes 3 categories: response, responsiveness, & accountable responsiveness. English: bit.ly/4mREn2Y

Find news of our latest publications, events and practitioner reflections on accountability work in our July-August newsletter

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Des Parlements Ouverts pour un Contrôle Inclusif et Participatif en Afrique - Accountability Research Center Comment les défenseurs des parlements ouverts redéfinissent-ils l'ouverture comme un processus évolutif centré sur l'équité, la participation et la réceptivité institutionnelle?

Nouveau blog: «Des parlements ouverts pour un contrôle inclusif et participatif en Afrique» @idahknowles.bsky.social #parlementsouverts doivent devenir des espaces d’apprentissage, où les parlementaires écoutent réellement, s’adaptent et co-gouvernent avec les citoyens. Lisez ici :
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SIS is hiring

The School of International Service is currently inviting applications for three tenure-track assistant professor positions beginning August 1, 2026. 🧵 ⬇️ #AcademicSky

[OPINION] How can civil society have a truly meaningful engagement in the budget process? Here are three important guideposts to achieve that goal

What's needed for meaningful civil society engagement in budget processes? In her new op-ed for @rappler.bsky.social, Joy Aceron offers three guiding principles for truly impactful civil society participation
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"The climate emergency is real in Nepal ... but despite some important efforts to drive change, climate finance and decision-making is not citizen centric." This blog suggests pathways for moving towards climate finance and policy that's more accountable to young people

Home - ITF Fisheries

The ITF Fishers' Rights Network and Kesatuan Pelaut Indonesia signed an agreement in Jakarta yesterday to continue and expand our joint work in the fisheries sector.

The agreement solidifies a vital partnership for the ITF's Global Justice for Fishers campaign www.justiceforfishers.org

Fisherman sitting in fishing canoe on the beach

ARC & Fisheries Governance Project, organized a Fisher Learning Exchange in Ghana. Participants included representatives from unions, fisher associations, fish processor associations & fishery management organizations. Rea communique bit.ly/4ffEOkE

Fisheries Minister Emelia Arthur engages Accountability Research Centre on sector reforms - Gh Extractives In a Facebook post on Tuesday, July 24, the Minister shared details of the engagement, which took place at her office the previous day.

During a meeting with ARC and partners, Ghana's Fisheries Minister emphasized that Ghana’s progress in fisheries governance will be best sustained through broad partnerships and inclusive policymaking. Read more: ghextractives.com/fisheries-mi...