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Fact Sheet: The Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a top threat to ocean ecosystems and global food security, is inextricably linked to human rights abuses at sea. Workers on fishing vessels around…
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High Stakes: The Impacts of Destructive Fishing
The Indian Ocean is a crucial ecosystem in the race to protect the high seas. From safeguarding marine biodiversity to promoting sustainable, socially responsible fishing, the changes needed to protect…
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Comments Concerning the Ranking of Taiwan by the U.S. Department of State in the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report
Publication Date: April 1, 2021 Author: GLJ-ILRF and Greenpeace on behalf of the Seafood Working Group This document contains the Seafood Working Group (SWG)’s comments concerning Taiwan’s ranking in the…
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Fisheries Observers are Human Rights Defenders on the World’s Oceans
Fisheries observers are human rights defenders on the world’s oceans. These individuals work independently onboard commercial fishing vessels around the world to collect scientific data on the state of the…
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Greenpeace USA formally recognizes Progressive Workers Union
Today a majority of eligible Greenpeace USA staff voted to be represented by the Progressive Workers Union and was instantaneously recognized by Greenpeace USA.
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Reusables are doable
It is time to stop treating people and the planet as disposable. To save our climate and ensure healthy communities for everyone, we must end our reliance on cheap throwaway plastics.
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Greenpeace USA recognizes the right of workers to unionize
Today, Greenpeace USA staff announced its intention to unionize with the Progressive Workers Union.
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Policy Briefing: Why the Department of Labor Must Put Taiwan-caught Tuna on its List of Goods Produced by Forced Labor
Last December, Greenpeace and 23 additional NGOs, trade unions, and businesses sent a letter to the US Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) Office of Child Labor,…
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Policy Briefing: Protecting Energy Workers and Communities in a Just COVID-19 Recovery
A new policy briefing from Greenpeace USA calls on Congress to create a national Worker and Community Protection Fund (WCPF) to support fossil fuel workers, their families, and impacted communities in…
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Choppy Waters – Forced Labor and Illegal Fishing in Taiwan’s Distant Water Fisheries
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT Taiwan is one of the world’s largest distant water fishing (DWF) powers, with over 1,100 Taiwanese-flagged vessels fishing across our oceans and hundreds more Taiwanese-owned vessels flagged…