The role of human rights in implementing socially responsible seafood.

摘要: Sustainability standards for seafood mainly address environmental performance criteria and are less concerned with the welfare of fisheries workers who produce seafood. Yet human rights violations such as slavery trafficking widespread in around world, underscore need certification bodies other supply chain actors to improve social performance, addition addressing challenges. Calls socially responsible have referenced law policy frameworks shape guiding principles provide legal machinery implement these aspirations, but practical guidance on how achieve this is lacking. To clarity challenge, we reviewed literature concerning chain, prepared an analysis opportunities challenges through relevant rights, instruments. We observe that laws generally framed favour civil political there remains considerable scope applying economic, cultural (ESC) context. Other include weakly defined ESC infringements, a lack straightforward mechanisms enforce entitlements, difficulties resources support secure rights. On positive side, governments can draw international instruments inspire national policies legislation eliminate illegalities from chain. However, translate into tangible actions, objectives must be rooted clear obligations supported by sufficient capacity will.