Labour Lens

Frozen fish & seafood: 44 companies

Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank

Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided

127 brands rated so far in Fish & seafood. The main supermarket brands of canned, frozen and farmed fish and seafood, and the big global seafood companies behind them, many from South East Asia. Read the Fish & seafood guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.

No best available in Frozen fish & seafood

None of the 44 frozen fish & seafood brands rated yet has no serious red flags plus a living wage or real progress towards one. How we pick

21FindusForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish fingers and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified22High Liner FoodsForced labour link, last recorded in 2024 · Fish & seafoodFrozen breaded and battered seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified23IgloForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish fingers and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified24PescanovaUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish, prawns and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified25Sea BestUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen shrimp and fish filletsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified26Coles SeafoodForced and child labour link, last recorded in 2015 · Fish & seafoodSupermarket own-brand seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified27Minh PhuUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFarmed and processed frozen shrimpPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified28NichireiForced labour link, last recorded in 2022 · Fish & seafoodFrozen foods, shrimp and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified29Regal SpringsNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodFarmed tilapia fillets, fresh and frozenPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified30Tesco SeafoodForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodSupermarket own-label fish and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified31Trident SeafoodsForced labour link, last recorded in 2024 · Fish & seafoodPollock, salmon and crab from AlaskaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified32Vinh HoanNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodFarmed pangasius (basa) filletsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified33Woolworths SeafoodForced and child labour link, last recorded in 2015 · Fish & seafoodSupermarket own-brand seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified34Aqua StarForced labour link, last recorded in 2015 · Fish & seafoodFrozen shrimp and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified35CP FoodsForced labour, last recorded in 2014 · Fish & seafoodFarmed prawns and prawn wontonsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified36FigoUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish balls and surimi productsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified37Sarangani BayUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen and smoked milkfish (bangus)Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified38SumeruUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen prawns, fish and snacksPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified39Lerøy SeafoodDeadly safety failure, last recorded in 2021 · Fish & seafoodFarmed salmon, trout and whitefishHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified40Sea HarvestDeadly safety failure, last recorded in 2024 · Fish & seafoodFrozen Cape hake filletsHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified
  • Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
  • Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
  • Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
  • * = self-reported