Press articles on ethical issues in seafood supply chains
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Since 2014 in particular a spate of press reports and NGO campaigns have been backed up by some well documented country studies. While the momentum has risen steadily, a critical moment was the publication by The Guardian newspaper in mid 2014 of its well documented articles on serious forced labour abuses in the Thai shrimp industry, documenting specific suppliers of shrimp feed to Thailand’s largest shrimp producer. However there have been a number of other press reports.
There are links to the key press articles below in date order.
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The Guardian (2014). Revealed: Asian slave labor producing prawns for supermarkets in US, UK
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CNN Freedom Project (2014). Slaves at sea: Report into Thai fishing industry finds abuse of migrant workers
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The Guardian (2015). Revealed: trafficked migrant workers abused in Irish fishing industry
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Associated Press (2015/2016). 18 month investigation into seafood from slaves
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New York Times (2015). The Outlaw Ocean
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New York Times (2016). Closing a Loophole on Products Tied to Slaves
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Irish Independent (2018). Human trafficking claims made in Irish fishing industry