The sector is central to progress on food security, rural livelihoods, environmental sustainability, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Human rights due diligence is evolving fast, driven by new regulation, systemic risks and growing expectations on businesses to do more than tick boxes. We've distilled the key themes emerging across the sector into five priorities — and what they mean in practice.

In this blog, FLEX explores the immigration routes used by migrant fishers in the UK and why they fall short of protecting workers' rights. With significant immigration reforms on the horizon, FLEX makes the case for an urgent new Fishing Worker Visa.