Vinh Hoan
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 23 October 2026 · 7 sources
Vietnamese pangasius (basa) farming and processing company.
Vinh Hoan can't show that the workers who make its products in Vietnam earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
- 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 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its products are made: worker rights are poorly protected in Vietnam.
- 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
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- Not met: Traces its catch to the boat or farm and has crews' or farm workers' conditions checked independently
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
From Vinh Hoan's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | 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.
- Owns or runs its own production
- Traces most of its fish and seafood to named fishing boats or farms
- It traces some of its catch or holds environmental labels such as MSC, ASC or BAP, but doesn't show both that its catch is traced to the boat or farm and that crews' or farm workers' conditions are checked independently. Source
Research notes Vinh Hoan breeds, feeds, farms and processes its own pangasius in Dong Thap province, Vietnam, and aims to grow about 70% of the fish it processes on its own farms, buying the rest from contract farmers. It holds ASC, BAP and GlobalG.A.P. certificates for some farms, but publishes no share of certified volume and no independent checks of farm or plant workers' conditions. No labour abuse reports about the company were found. It supplies Woolworths in Australia.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| KnowTheChain | Not covered | Vinh Hoan is not among the companies assessed in the 2026 KnowTheChain food and beverage benchmark. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- 2026 KnowTheChain food and beverage benchmark · search the archive · Companies assessed in 2026; Vinh Hoan not included
- Vinh Hoan growing quickly with Woolworths Australia (Undercurrent News, 2019) · search the archive · Vinh Hoan has supplied Woolworths Australia since 2016
- VHC AGM note (ACBS, 2022) · search the archive · Raw fish self-sufficiency kept at about 70%; plants at Vinh Phuoc and Thanh Binh; no fish plants outside Vietnam
- Vinh Hoan with sustainable growth (VASEP, 2017) · search the archive · Self-supply of raw fish from own farms nearly 65%; 115 ha ASC-certified farm area
- VHC owns the largest ASC-certified pangasius area in Vietnam (VASEP, 2016) · search the archive · Four ASC farms totalling 115 ha; Tan Khanh Trung farm also GlobalG.A.P. and BAP certified
- From farm to table: a visit to one of the biggest pangasius farms in the Mekong Delta (ASC, 2023) · search the archive · Vinh Hoan is fully vertically integrated with own hatchery, feed, farms and processing plant in Dong Thap
Published by Vinh Hoan or its owner
- Vinh Hoan Corp 2023 annual report · search the archive · Workforce of about 10,000 in 2023
Company details
- Headquarters
- Vietnam
- Employees
- About 10,000
- Last researched
- 23 October 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Vinh Hoan ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/vinh-hoan, 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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