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Human Rights Impact Assessment of Bolton Food’s Canned Tuna Supply Chain in Ecuador

23/06/2025

2 documents

114 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper presents the first of three Human Rights Impact Assessments (HRIAs) conducted by Oxfam on behalf of Bolton Food, focusing on its tuna supply chain in Ecuador between 2021 and 2022. The assessment evaluates both actual and potential human rights impacts at the production stage of the value chain. It seeks to identify the […]

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Human Rights Impact Assessment of Bolton Food’s Canned Tuna Operations in Morocco

22/06/2025

2 documents

114 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper reports on the second human rights impact assessment (HRIA) carried out by Oxfam at Nouvelle Cosarno, Bolton Food’s tuna cannery in the coastal city of Agadir, Morocco. The factory employs more than 400 workers, 90% of whom are performing manual tasks (blue-collar workers). Women make up the majority of the manual workers (71%). […]

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Innovative Pathways: When and how to use alternative approaches to Human Rights Impact Assessments

21/02/2025

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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Human rights violations are widespread across global supply chains, with companies increasingly exposed to risks like forced labor and environmental degradation. While audits and certifications have proven insufficient in preventing such abuses, a more robust approach is necessary. A Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) is an essential tool that helps businesses identify and assess human […]

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Valuing Women’s Work: A framework for business on gender equality and decent work

21/11/2023

1 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English

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Our strategic focus, Valuing Women’s Work (VWW), aims to redefine what ‘work’ means so that all the work women do – paid and unpaid – can truly be valued. This first briefing from the forthcoming series, Briefings for Business on Valuing Women’s Work, is an overview and introduces some of the issues we will be […]

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Human Rights Impact Assessment of Bolton Food’s Canned Tuna Supply Chain in Ecuador

Human Rights Impact Assessment of Bolton Food’s Canned Tuna Operations in Morocco

Innovative Pathways: When and how to use alternative approaches to Human Rights Impact Assessments

Valuing Women’s Work: A framework for business on gender equality and decent work