Namfon Unthapanya
- May 9, 2022
- 4 min
12 social categories: the social assessment framework by Fairagora Asia
In this article, we showcase and articulate how social metrics and human rights approaches are used in our projects at the farm level....

Thanyasiri Deeying
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
The stories from May's travel experiences
I would like to share stories from my experiences with Thai farmers since they differ depending on the region.
Let’s begin with the northern


Jummy Pinyapat
- Mar 21, 2021
- 3 min
Smallholder Farmers: Partnership with Nestlé and PepsiCo
Smallholder farms are smaller than five acres. Smallholders produce about 80% of the food worldwide. The estimation of the smallholder farms

Fangning Tan
- May 1, 2018
- 2 min
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...

Flavie Denelle
- Mar 7, 2018
- 2 min
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

David Rousseau
- Oct 12, 2017
- 4 min
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

Sheila Varadan
- Jun 21, 2017
- 3 min
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

Aarti Kapoor
- Jun 13, 2017
- 4 min
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

Lea Esterhuizen
- Feb 1, 2017
- 3 min
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

Marika McAdam
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Extracting social indicators from international law
It’s commonly accepted that there is a range of international legal instruments of relevance to the seafood supply chain. The pressing...
