Fortune
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 23 October 2026 · 7 sources
Singapore canned abalone, shellfish and tuna brand owned by Hosen Group.
There's no proof Fortune pays more than the legal minimum, which in Thailand and China is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries and fish and seafood it can't trace to the boat or farm. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in countries such as Thailand and China, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: Traces its catch to the boat or farm and has crews' or farm workers' conditions checked independently
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
- Red flag: Relies on fish and seafood it can't trace to the boat or farmShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From product labels; Fortune doesn't say where its products are made. The rest is shown as where fish and seafood are usually processed.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| China | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| VietnamUsual for the industry | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Chile | Regular violations | Below a living wage | Low |
| IndonesiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| IndiaUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| EcuadorUsual for the industry | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| NorwayUsual for the industry | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: fishing fleets and processing plants have some of the worst documented forced labour, including trafficked crews held at sea for years.
- Relies on fish and seafood from fishing boats and farms, where crews and farm workers, often migrants recruited into debt, have been held for months or years, beaten and denied pay, out of reach of factory audits. It hasn't shown any steps to trace its fish and seafood to the boat or farm or have the conditions of the people who catch or farm it checked, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes Fortune is a house brand of Singapore food distributor Hosen Group, whose finished goods come from contract manufacturers it does not name. Retailer listings show Fortune clams and sea asparagus from Chile, mini abalone from China, premium abalone from Australia and tuna from Thailand. Hosen's 2025 sustainability report has no human rights policy, does not address forced labour, describes supplier checks for food safety and halal only, and reports no seafood certifications. Hosen has about 170 staff in Singapore and Malaysia. No source shows Fortune on sale in Australia.
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Hosen Group Annual Report 2025 (SGX) · search the archive · Fortune is a Hosen house brand of canned seafood such as braised abalone and shellfish; distribution across Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania; Australia not named
- Hosen Group Sustainability Report FY2025 (SGX) · search the archive · Finished goods from unnamed contract manufacturers; no human rights policy; forced labour not addressed; supplier checks cover food safety and halal; 170 staff; no seafood certifications
- Fortune Pacific Clams 425g (FairPrice) · search the archive · Country of origin: Chile
- Fortune Sea Asparagus in Brine 425g (FairPrice) · search the archive · Country of origin: Chile
- Fortune Brand Mini Abalone 425g (FairPrice) · search the archive · Country of origin: China
- Fortune Australian Premium Abalone Heavy Weight 425g (FairPrice) · search the archive · Country of origin: Australia
- Fortune Tuna Chunks in Sunflower Oil 185g (FairPrice) · search the archive · Country of origin: Thailand
Company details
- Owned by
- Hosen Group Ltd
- Headquarters
- Singapore
- Employees
- About 170
- Last researched
- 23 October 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Fortune ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/fortune-seafood, last researched 23 October 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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