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Tuna vessels and the canning industry urge distributors and consumers to defend the rights of fish product workers
The Spanish tuna sector and the canning industry have invited end consumers and large Spanish distribution chains to close the circle of workers’ rights of the people who produce fish products, increasing the acquisition of socially certified food. Both parties have stated that only with this attitude will it be possible to eradicate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, which does not […]
The Spanish tuna fleet, the world’s first fishery with an on-board telemedicine project
The Spanish tuna fleet has become the world’s first fishing fleet to run an on-board telemedicine project[1] for its crews. This initiative, which forms part of the social sustainability policy the fleet pursues under the banner of the Organisation of Associated Producers of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC), is scheduled to take place over the next […]
Since 2019 OPAGAC has been committed to the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative and its principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption