King's Fisher
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 23 October 2026 · 3 sources
Indonesian canned sardine brand made by a Bali fish cannery.
King's Fisher can't show that the workers who make its products in Indonesia earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
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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 Indonesia, 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; King's Fisher doesn't say where its products are made.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
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 King's Fisher sardines in chilli, tomato and other sauces are sold as products of Indonesia, and Indonesia's food registry lists PT Bali Maya Permai Food Canning Industry of Jembrana, Bali, as the brand's maker. The company publishes no information on where its fish is caught, which boats supply it, or how workers on those boats and in its cannery are treated, and no modern slavery statement, supplier list or seafood certification was found. Indonesian fishing fleets are a known forced labour risk.
Sources and actions
Sources 3
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- Sardines in Chili Sauce - Kings Fisher (Tokyo Camii Halal Market) · search the archive · Retail listing gives the country of origin of King's Fisher sardines as Indonesia
- KINGS FISHER Sarden dalam Saus Tomat (productlist.id, BPOM registration) · search the archive · Indonesian food registration MD 543922025034 lists PT Bali Maya Permai Food Canning Industry, Jembrana, Bali, for King's Fisher sardines
- Ringkasan: PT Bali Maya Permai, Jembrana (Politeknik Negeri Jember) · search the archive · PT Bali Maya Permai in Jembrana, Bali, cans sardine and tuna products for sale in Indonesia and for export
Company details
- Headquarters
- Indonesia
- Last researched
- 23 October 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is King's Fisher ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/kings-fisher, 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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