Seafood from slaves

Investigation renews U.S. pressure on Thai government to end labour abuses in seafood sector

“We don’t use any (slaves) right now. None. But those in Indonesia, I don’t know. Do not blame us. Right now we don’t have. I guarantee there’s none.” Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, Thailand’s deputy prime minister

BY MARTHA MENDOZA
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LIFE

The U.S. government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force migrant workers to catch seafood that can end up in the United States. The...

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