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New initiative targeting forced labour on tuna vessels launches design phase. Following a year-long scoping process with stakeholders across the seafood sector, the Ethical Tuna Collaboration (ETC) has launched its design […]
The US gives Taiwan and Thailand a pass for forced labour at sea. Seafood labour activists blast US rankings of Taiwan and Thailand in human trafficking report for downplaying the […]
USA takes action on forced labour in seafood sector. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the addition of three companies, including Chinese seafood processor Shandong Meijia Group […]
Europêche welcomes EU deal to ban products made with forced labour. Approximately 27.6 million people are enduring forced labour conditions across numerous industries and on every continent. In order to […]
Steps to ensure no fish products made with forced labour on the EU market. Globally, an estimated 27.6 million people are in forced labour, in many industries and in every […]
Reliance on MSC Certification enables forced-labour seafood. The Seafood Working Group (SWG), a coalition of labour, human rights, and environmental organisations, has issued an open letter to seafood companies and […]
New measures introduced, combatting forced and child labour in seafood businesses. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced new requirements for seafood suppliers and processers. They include the introduction of […]
Migrant fishers at SENA call for Wi-Fi & labour rights via enforceable brand agreements. Voluntary measures and certification schemes have failed: forced labour remains a risk for fishers and seafood […]
Europêche welcomes ILO Guidelines promoting fair labour market services for migrant fishers. Europêche, the representative body of Europe’s fishing sector, welcomes the successful conclusion of the Meeting of Experts on […]
Migrant fishing workers require urgent attention, say labour exploitation experts. Publishing a new briefing, Focus on Labour Exploitation is taking steps to highlight the underbelly of exploitation in the fishing […]
Concern over enforced removal of migrant fishers. Three migrant fishers who faced enforced removal and 10-year re-entry bans were voluntarily removed from the UK after being failed by their employer […]
Labour abuse and illegal fishing risks. Stanford-led study reveals extent of labour abuse and illegal fishing risks among fishing fleets. Monitoring the world’s fishing fleets for labour abuse and illegal […]
Recommendations to improve EU squid import controls from Market Advisory Council (MAC) and Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC). The Market Advisory Council (MAC) and the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) delivered […]
Sixteen countries adopt Mombasa Declaration to advance fisheries transparency and combat illegal fishing. Sixteen national governments from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific have adopted the Mombasa Declaration […]
EU secures sustainable tuna management and fairer rules at IOTC 2026. IOTC achieves allocating yellowfin tuna TAC and quotas among members, becoming the first tuna RFMO to establish TAC and […]
Which tuna fillets do we want on our plates? EU–Indonesia Free Trade Agreement. Representatives of Europêche met last Thursday, May 7, with DG TRADE and DG MARE to reiterate their […]
Opening the EU market to Indonesia, the Indian ocean’s largest tuna fleet: at what cost? The draft EU–Indonesia agreement [1], which has just been published by the European Commission, provides […]
Three Years of Positive Change: ASC Feed Certification Programme Continues Global Momentum Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is celebrating three years since the implementation of the ASC Feed Standard. Since January 2023, […]
ASC marks milestone year of growth, innovation and global collaboration in 2025. Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) marked a landmark year in 2025, advancing its certification programme, forging new partnerships and championing […]
Thai Union recognised with Distinguished Leadership Excellence Award at Thailand Corporate Excellence Awards 2025. Thai Union Group PCL has been presented with the Distinguished Leadership Excellence Award at the Thailand […]
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