emabourgois
Jun 5, 20185 min read
Follow the fish
For some time, I’ve been puzzling over how seafood companies can secure their products by preventing illegal inputs to the supply chain. To

emabourgois
May 1, 20182 min read
Labor Day: a reminder of labor issues in Southeast Asia’s fisheries sector
Labour Day, or International Workers’ Day, has been celebrated on May 1 since the late 19th century. The celebration of Labor Day began...

emabourgois
Mar 20, 20182 min read
Elimination of Racial Discrimination: one step towards the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
21st March is not only the start of spring but is also the United Nations (UN)’s international day for the Elimination of Racial Discriminat

emabourgois
Mar 7, 20182 min read
An overview: Women in the aquaculture and fisheries sector
On this 8th of March 2018, on International Women’s Day, it is important to realize that we are far from gender equality in the fisheries an

emabourgois
Oct 12, 20174 min read
civil society’s role in the empowerment of human trafficking victims
The year 2015 marked a turning point in the fight against human trafficking in the Thai fishing industry – or so it appeared. A highly media

emabourgois
Jun 26, 20172 min read
Five finalists in aquaculture competition move on to coaching phase
Photo: Working on a new low-cost wind-powered aeration system. Credit: STIP The top five finalists of the Aquaculture Innovation...


emabourgois
Jun 21, 20173 min read
Why are children’s rights not just like any other human right? The role of families and communities
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, with its almost universal ratification, has been heralded by many as the triumph of the major

emabourgois
Jun 13, 20174 min read
When children are at school, they are not on the cocoa farm
Indonesia is the third-largest cocoa producer in the world after Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, and a significant sourcing region for Mondelēz Int

emabourgois
May 31, 20171 min read
Verifik8 software tracks, manages and displays social and environmental data on seafood operations
The seafood industry has one of the most complicated supply chains in the world, with sometimes up to seven companies involved from catch...

emabourgois
Feb 1, 20173 min read
Are Worker Voice Tools Really About Workers’ Voices?
In the field of ethical trade, there are multiple stakeholders. But in the conferences, the trade associations, and the alliances, we find o
