EVIDENCE | Forced labor, child labor, and/or human trafficking in seafood
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U.S. Department of Labor 2024 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor |
Not profiled in report |
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U.S. Department of Labor 2024 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor |
Not profiled in report |
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U.S. Department of State 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report |
Evidence that forced labor is a concern in the fisheries sector. Many fishers are foreign workers that are highly vulnerable to exploitation, including trafficking, aboard fishing vessels, which often operate far from shore. Labor trafficking in this sector is often associated with other criminal activities, such as illegal fishing and environmental crimes. |
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Seafood Social Risk Tool Profile |
No country risk profile available |
| Additional civil society organization reports documenting human rights abuses: |
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| Risk Factor | Status | Details |
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| Flag of Convenience (International Transport Workers Federation) | No | Flags of Convenience are connected to the occurrence of human trafficking and forced labor in fishing. Vessels registered to Flag of Convenience states may lack a legitimate connection to the flag state and may be subject to less rigorous management and oversight by the flag state. |
| Active yellow or red card for failing to tackle illegal fishing (European Union) | No | The European Union gives countries yellow and red cards for failing in their requirements under international law to take action against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. There is evidence linking IUU fishing to an increased risk of human trafficking and forced labor on board fishing vessels. |
| Failure to ratify key treaties and international labor conventions |
Ratifying key treaties and international labor conventions indicates a country’s commitment to uphold international standards.
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