Labour Lens

Canned & pouched fish: 85 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 Canned & pouched fish

None of the 85 canned & pouched fish brands rated yet has no serious red flags plus a living wage or real progress towards one. How we pick

41Gomes da CostaUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned sardines and tunaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified42John WestNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna and salmonPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified43PalmeraNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodCanned tunaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified44Robinson CrusoeUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna, sardines and shellfishPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified45SaupiquetNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna, mackerel and sardinesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified46Ayam BrandUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned sardines and tunaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified47Bumble BeeForced labour, last recorded in 2019 · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified48Chicken of the SeaForced and child labour, last recorded in 2015 · Fish & seafoodCanned and pouched tunaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified49Clover LeafForced labour link, last recorded in 2019 · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna, salmon and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified50Coles 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 verified51FloridaUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna and fishShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed52MarebluForced labour link, last recorded in 2015 · Fish & seafoodCanned tunaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified53NautilusUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned tunaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified54PumpuiUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned sardines, mackerel and clamsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified55RozaUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned sardines, mackerel and saucesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified56SafcolUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna and salmonPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified57Safe CatchNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodMercury-tested canned tuna and salmonPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified58SealectForced labour, last recorded in 2012 · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna, sardines and mackerelPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified59Sole MareNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna and anchoviesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified60Tesco 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 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