According to a report published by the Businesses & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), an international corporate watchdog, only four of the world’s 35 largest tuna retail brands said they conducted due diligence with the specific aim of uncovering modernRead full article Major tuna brands needs to step up anti- slavery efforts, report says
Category: Fishing industry
USA: House hearing on the international seafood industry
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife has held an oversight hearing to shed light on the illegal seafood trade and its violations of human rights. The hearing provided a good overview of the various issues andRead full article USA: House hearing on the international seafood industry
Widespread slavery in the Myanmar fishing industry
Europe is currently in talks with Myanmar to increase seafood imports from this South-East Asian country, but voices have been raised against it since reliable sources have indicated that slavery is still widespread within the Myanmar shrimp industry. Background Myanmar,Read full article Widespread slavery in the Myanmar fishing industry