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.

ETI’s Human Rights Essentials Course gives participants a firm foundation in human rights that they can immediately bring back to their own work or business. Gabbi Wass from our training partner Inherently Human breaks down module four.

Shrimp may be one of the world’s most traded seafood products, but behind its global success lies a system where labour abuses persist despite audits, certifications and ethical commitments. This blog explores why the real solution lies not just in compliance tools, but in transforming purchasing practices, and what companies must do now to align how they buy with the human rights standards they claim to uphold.

As record-breaking heat pushes the planet toward the 1.5°C limit, this blog reveals how extreme temperatures are already affecting millions of workers and why businesses can’t afford to ignore the risk. Discover how one factory’s simple, low-cost changes cut heat stress and boosted productivity, proving that protecting workers isn’t just urgen, it’s smart.

Migrant fishers working on UK-flagged vessels remain excluded from basic employment protections due to immigration loopholes and weak enforcement. This blog explores what government reform and robust human rights due diligence by seafood businesses must do to prevent exploitation at sea.

ETI’s Human Rights Essentials Course gives participants a firm foundation in human rights that they can immediately bring back to their own work or business.