Indicators 3.8

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Indicators 3.8

by Contact on 30 October 2026

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3.8.1

The UoC shall set wages, before overtime and bonuses, at or above the legal minimum wage. An exception applies where a minimum wage has not been established by applicable law, in which case the UoC shall calculate wages in consultation with employees or their representative organisations.

Applicable to

Cages
Flowthrough/Raceway
Other – land based
Other – water based
Ponds
Suspended

Brackish/Marine water
Freshwater

Fed
Non fed

Catfish
Cod
Abalone
Bivalves
Crayfish
Flatfish
Freshwater prawn
Pangasius
Pike-perch
Salmonids – freshwater
Salmonids – marine
Seabass, Seabream, Meagre
Seriola and Cobia
Shrimp
Tilapia
Tropical Marine Fish

3.8.2

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3.8.3

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3.8.4

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3.8.5

The UoC shall pay wages in full directly to employees in legal tender or into a bank account in their name at regular intervals, at least monthly. Wages shall not be delayed, deferred or in any way withheld.

Applicable to

Cages
Flowthrough/Raceway
Other – land based
Other – water based
Ponds
Suspended

Brackish/Marine water
Freshwater

Fed
Non fed

Catfish
Cod
Abalone
Bivalves
Crayfish
Flatfish
Freshwater prawn
Pangasius
Pike-perch
Salmonids – freshwater
Salmonids – marine
Seabass, Seabream, Meagre
Seriola and Cobia
Shrimp
Tilapia
Tropical Marine Fish

3.8.6

The UoC shall document wage payment and receipt by all employees.

Documentation shall be understandable and made available to the employees and shall include information on at least the following:

  1. wages; and

  2. advances; and

  3. loans; and

  4. hours worked including overtime; and

  5. details of any withholdings.

Applicable to

Cages
Flowthrough/Raceway
Other – land based
Other – water based
Ponds
Suspended

Brackish/Marine water
Freshwater

Fed
Non fed

Catfish
Cod
Abalone
Bivalves
Crayfish
Flatfish
Freshwater prawn
Pangasius
Pike-perch
Salmonids – freshwater
Salmonids – marine
Seabass, Seabream, Meagre
Seriola and Cobia
Shrimp
Tilapia
Tropical Marine Fish

3.8.7

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