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International Labor Rights Forum (The Seafood Working Group)

Topic:
  • Counter-IUU Fishing
  • Social Responsibility
Sector:
  • Non-profit Organization

The Seafood Working Group (SWG) is a global coalition of human rights, labor and environmental organizations that work together to develop and advocate for effective government policies and industry actions to end the related problems of labor exploitation, illegal fishing and overfishing in the international seafood trade. Founded in 2014 together with the support of Humanity United, the SWG is convened by Global Labor Justice – International Labor Rights Forum (GLJ-ILRF) and is led by an Advisory Body of leading organizations in these fields.

Region:
  • Southeast Asia
  • Southern Asia
Harvest:
  • Aquaculture
  • Wild-capture
Social Responsibility: -Educate, engage, and hold governments and corporations accountable for ensuring internationally-recognized labor standards and to adopt and progressively implement new standards where there are gaps. -Promote advocacy agendas that are grounded in the priorities of workers, trade unions and worker-led organizations on the frontlines. -Foster cooperation to find solutions to labor, social, and environmental issues in the seafood industry through consensus-building, collaboration and partnership.

Contact Information

Contact Email: https://laborrights.org/contact
Website: laborrights.org/industries/seafood#:~:text=The%20Seafood%20Working%20Group%20(SWG,overfishing%20in%20the%20international%20seafood