August 9, 2019 — FisheryProgress, a leading source of information on fishery improvement projects (FIP) has announced a new interim policy on labor abuse focusing on serious human rights abuses: forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking.
The new policy will have all FIPs featured on the site contain a notification of potential rights abuses if FisheryProgress receives a credible allegation of abuse, according to a release by FishChoice, the NGO that manages FisheryProgress. If a credible allegation is received and confirmed by the organization, the FIP will have 30 days from confirmation to remedy the problem. If the FIP is unable to secure third-party confirmation that it has handled the issue, FisheryProgress will move the FIP to “inactive status” on its website.