Lyons Social Challenges Seafood Presentation EUFF 2015-3
Social challenges
Part of a French Based Agriculture / Food business Smoked fish q Smoked salmon q Smoked herring
Prawns & Shellfish
Duck products
q Foie Gras
Blinis & spreadable
q Blinis
Delicatessen
q AperiBfs
q Duck products q Spreadables
q Delicatessen
Fish q Salmon q White fish
“Food for pleasure”
2
Global coverage • To cover all required species • To manage seasonality • To manage risk (disease, climate) Real strategic partnerships with market leaders • Joint con:nuous improvement Traceability & AuthenBcity • Fully integrated suppliers • Contract farming • Robust supply base • Engaging with suppliers to develop to cer:fica:on
Sourcing in an ethical & environmentally responsible way is at the heart of our business
We are commiGed to the responsible sourcing of all seafood by following good pracBce. This includes use of risk assessments to make purchasing decisions based on the outcome.
Ethical Trading Requirements
Lyons is an AB member of SEDEX which assists businesses like ours to manage ethical performance & development. We expect all our suppliers to join SEDEX, fully complete the SEDEX self-‐assessment quesBonnaire and keep this informaBon up to date. We risk asses all our suppliers using the SEDEX risk assessment tool and require that all SEDEX ‘high risk’ rated suppliers undertake a suitable third party ethical trading audit. Any issues idenBfied by those audits must be resolved in an appropriate Bme frame.
CSR programmes
The Challenges
Complexity of the Supply Chain: Hatchery
Consumer
Lyons Seafoods
THAI PROCESS PLANT
HarvesBng Team
THAI Farms
Fishmeal Plant A
Landing Centre A
Thai Feedmill BROKER 1
Fishmeal Plant B
Fishing vessels
Landing centre B
Fishing vessels
Landing centre C
Fishing Vessels
Landing centre D
Fishing Vessels
Landing centre E
Fishing Vessels
Landing Centre F
Fishing Vessels
BROKER 2
Numerous Thai Labour providers
Numerous Labour providers
Thai Manufacturing totally reliant on migrant workforce:
Lack of regulations & enforcement •
Weak immigraBon & recruitment policies: – Registered, documented workers not the norm in sector – At the moment disincen:ve to regularisa:on of work due to norms of mobility in the sector – Migrant workers not able to form representa:ve worker groups – Lack of awareness of rights among those working in fishing vessels – No Grievance mechanisms & lack of transparency around these mechanisms •
Week enforcement and regulaBons at fishery level – Registra:on of vessels and captains – current levels are low – No Enforcement of registered crew lists. – No Transparency of data on enforcement ac:vity
Thailand & Ethical Issues
Potential Issues Human Trafficking
Discrimina:on
Child Abuses
Debt Bondage
Child Labour
Crimes/Drugs
Excessive recruitment fee
Forced Labour Wage & Benefit Health & Safety
The Solution A Collaborative Approach
Engagement at processing plant level
Make the Path Cleaner
Make the PracBce Right – across supply chain
Contribute through CSR – engaging key NGOs
Walk-‐in Recruitment
Code of Conduct
TUF Care Center
MOU Recruitment
Labour Policy
Employee Engagement
Compliance & Beyond
Local NGOs Engagement
Supplier Assessment
Working with the local community: Thai Union Care Center
LPN Child Camp “I Need Care”
Collaborative work: “Stronger Together” Active participation and support of The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Thai farmed shrimp supply chain roundtable.
Impactt Research GLP (good labour programme) programme in Thailand as developed by the ILO.
The Seafood Ethics Common Language Group has been set up by Seafish to bring together all sectors of the seafood supply chain to provide a collective response to growing concerns regarding unethical practices within the global seafood market.
Collaborative work: “Stronger Together” Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) fishery improvement programme in South East Asia.
Active participation in the Global Aquaculture Alliance: * LSF is a member of the standard oversight committee of the GAA (Global Aquaculture Alliance) • Constantly raising human rights / labour issues with them. All standards now include elements of ethical auditing social compliance
Collaborative work: “Stronger Together” Issara: Tackling Human Trafficking in Thai Supply chain One of the key strengths of Project Issara is its unique Alliance of public and private sector partners joining forces to advance good business practice and reduce human trafficking. Each partner plays a unique role to help build better labour recruitment and labour protection systems.
Project Issara is reaching out to thousands of migrant workers
Shrimp Sustainable Supply Chain Task Force
Part of a French Based Agriculture / Food business Smoked fish q Smoked salmon q Smoked herring
Prawns & Shellfish
Duck products
q Foie Gras
Blinis & spreadable
q Blinis
Delicatessen
q AperiBfs
q Duck products q Spreadables
q Delicatessen
Fish q Salmon q White fish
“Food for pleasure”
2
Global coverage • To cover all required species • To manage seasonality • To manage risk (disease, climate) Real strategic partnerships with market leaders • Joint con:nuous improvement Traceability & AuthenBcity • Fully integrated suppliers • Contract farming • Robust supply base • Engaging with suppliers to develop to cer:fica:on
Sourcing in an ethical & environmentally responsible way is at the heart of our business
We are commiGed to the responsible sourcing of all seafood by following good pracBce. This includes use of risk assessments to make purchasing decisions based on the outcome.
Ethical Trading Requirements
Lyons is an AB member of SEDEX which assists businesses like ours to manage ethical performance & development. We expect all our suppliers to join SEDEX, fully complete the SEDEX self-‐assessment quesBonnaire and keep this informaBon up to date. We risk asses all our suppliers using the SEDEX risk assessment tool and require that all SEDEX ‘high risk’ rated suppliers undertake a suitable third party ethical trading audit. Any issues idenBfied by those audits must be resolved in an appropriate Bme frame.
CSR programmes
The Challenges
Complexity of the Supply Chain: Hatchery
Consumer
Lyons Seafoods
THAI PROCESS PLANT
HarvesBng Team
THAI Farms
Fishmeal Plant A
Landing Centre A
Thai Feedmill BROKER 1
Fishmeal Plant B
Fishing vessels
Landing centre B
Fishing vessels
Landing centre C
Fishing Vessels
Landing centre D
Fishing Vessels
Landing centre E
Fishing Vessels
Landing Centre F
Fishing Vessels
BROKER 2
Numerous Thai Labour providers
Numerous Labour providers
Thai Manufacturing totally reliant on migrant workforce:
Lack of regulations & enforcement •
Weak immigraBon & recruitment policies: – Registered, documented workers not the norm in sector – At the moment disincen:ve to regularisa:on of work due to norms of mobility in the sector – Migrant workers not able to form representa:ve worker groups – Lack of awareness of rights among those working in fishing vessels – No Grievance mechanisms & lack of transparency around these mechanisms •
Week enforcement and regulaBons at fishery level – Registra:on of vessels and captains – current levels are low – No Enforcement of registered crew lists. – No Transparency of data on enforcement ac:vity
Thailand & Ethical Issues
Potential Issues Human Trafficking
Discrimina:on
Child Abuses
Debt Bondage
Child Labour
Crimes/Drugs
Excessive recruitment fee
Forced Labour Wage & Benefit Health & Safety
The Solution A Collaborative Approach
Engagement at processing plant level
Make the Path Cleaner
Make the PracBce Right – across supply chain
Contribute through CSR – engaging key NGOs
Walk-‐in Recruitment
Code of Conduct
TUF Care Center
MOU Recruitment
Labour Policy
Employee Engagement
Compliance & Beyond
Local NGOs Engagement
Supplier Assessment
Working with the local community: Thai Union Care Center
LPN Child Camp “I Need Care”
Collaborative work: “Stronger Together” Active participation and support of The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Thai farmed shrimp supply chain roundtable.
Impactt Research GLP (good labour programme) programme in Thailand as developed by the ILO.
The Seafood Ethics Common Language Group has been set up by Seafish to bring together all sectors of the seafood supply chain to provide a collective response to growing concerns regarding unethical practices within the global seafood market.
Collaborative work: “Stronger Together” Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) fishery improvement programme in South East Asia.
Active participation in the Global Aquaculture Alliance: * LSF is a member of the standard oversight committee of the GAA (Global Aquaculture Alliance) • Constantly raising human rights / labour issues with them. All standards now include elements of ethical auditing social compliance
Collaborative work: “Stronger Together” Issara: Tackling Human Trafficking in Thai Supply chain One of the key strengths of Project Issara is its unique Alliance of public and private sector partners joining forces to advance good business practice and reduce human trafficking. Each partner plays a unique role to help build better labour recruitment and labour protection systems.
Project Issara is reaching out to thousands of migrant workers
Shrimp Sustainable Supply Chain Task Force
