BHRRC, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (2020) All at sea: An Evaluation of company efforts to address modern slavery in Pacific supply chains of canned tuna. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), United Kingdom (UK).
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Tuna is one of the world’s most lucrative fish, with many of the world’s fishing grounds located in the Pacific. COVID-19 buying patterns have caused tuna sales to go through the roof, as consumers world-wide have stocked-up on canned tuna. Yet, the fishers in this multi-billion dollar industry face some of the worst abuses encountered in any sector, anywhere. The global fishing sector is rife with allegations of abuse – human trafficking, debt bondage, withheld wages, physical and sexual abuse, extreme sleep deprivation, medical neglect and even murder. In some instances, fishers have reportedly been held captive at sea for years at a time. We first surveyed 35 canned tuna brands and supermarkets – representing over 80 of the world’s largest canned tuna brands – two years ago. In 2020/21 we approached these companies again to understand how their human rights approaches have changed, particularly given the devastating impacts of COVID-19 on workers worldwide. We found glacial progress on actions which really matter to workers trapped in modern slavery. We also engaged with fishers, their NGOs and unions to learn of experiences on the ground and find out how these tally with company reports. Our findings reveal that, whilst there has been some progress on policy, essential action remains slow and companies are failing to respond to the heightened risk of harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Keywords: | Tuna, Slavery, Supply Chain, Covid, Forced Labour, Safety at Work, Human Rights, Physical Abuse, Working Conditions, Tuna, canned fish |
| Subjects: | Decent Work |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2021 06:04 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2021 06:05 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/5918 |
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