A study on the salmon industry in Chile analyses the impact of salmon farming on the
environment, local communities, and workers from a human-rights perspective. The study
presents findings obtained through broad research based on primary and secondary sources, and it proposes a series of potential measures to be taken by the Chilean State, businesses, civil society, and other bodies, as well as by other states linked to the Chilean salmon industry.
These measures aim to reduce and address the negative impacts of the salmon industry and maximise its positive human rights impacts and they seek to contribute to building a
platform for dialogue on how the Chilean salmon industry could, in addition to creating new jobs, contribute to equity, to the development of the surrounding local communities where it operates, to the environment and to sustainable development.
The study is framed within a collaboration between the Chilean National Human Rights
Institute (INDH) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) as a result of a cooperation agreement established in 2018 to implement the project ‘Sustainable Oceans’ in Chile.
The study was carried out in accordance with the Sector-Wide Impact Assessment (SWIA) methodology developed by the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB).
Read more:
https://www.humanrights.dk/sector-wide-impact-assessments-swia