EVIDENCE | Forced labor, child labor, and/or human trafficking in seafood
Source | Details |
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U.S. Department of Labor 2024 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor |
Not profiled in report |
U.S. Department of Labor 2023 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor |
Evidence of child labor found in fishing, including deep-sea fishing, processing fish, and selling fish. |
U.S. Department of State 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report |
No evidence reported in the seafood sector |
Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Seafood Social Risk Tool Profile |
Fishing, fish processing and trade of fished have been linked to child labour. No evidence was found linking Sri Lanka's tuna fishing industry directly to forced labor, human trafficking or hazardous child labour. |
Additional civil society organization reports documenting human rights abuses: |
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N/A |
Risk Factor | Status | Details |
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Flag of Convenience (International Transport Workers Federation) | Yes | 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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