A coalition of labor unions and allied groups filed a petition calling on the US government to withdraw special trade preferences granted to the Philippines due to the Duterte government’s pervasive violations of workers’ rights. <

28 organizations released a statement critiquing the latest global fisheries standard and highlighting the failures of social certifications to address labor abuses in supply chains. 

This document contains the Seafood Working Group (SWG)’s comments concerning Taiwan’s ranking in the United States Department of State’s upcoming 2021 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.

This report identifies entry points for the Seafood Working Group – a global advocacy coalition – and its international members to support the local movements in Taiwan that are pushing for legal and industry reform and to end forced labor in the fishing industry. It includes a profile of the industry and the workforce, a mapping of the brave local labor movements and their demands, and practical guidelines to help international advocacy organizations engage.