Seafood slavery. 1 However, recent studies have fou...
- Seafood slavery. 1 However, recent studies have found severe cases of forced labor and human trafficking in We combined reliable human rights data and industry technology to identify ways to remediate forced labor risk in seafood production. Here, Tickler et al. The United States imports approximately 80% of the seafood we eat. 6 billion annually, making Thailand the world’s third largest Some of the seafood that winds up in American grocery stores, in restaurants, even in cat food may have been caught by Burmese slaves, a yearlong investigation Despite the efforts of the government, exploitation in Thai fisheries still occurs owing to lax inspections, the withholding of wages and evasive reflagging of vessels, Recent investigations by the Environmental Justice Foundation in the report entitled “Thailand’s Seafood Slaves Human Trafficking, Slavery and Murder in Kantang’s Fishing Industry” also found that the Slavery at sea is a particular problem because of the lack of visibility. To estimate how seafood involving forced labour might reach consumers in ostensibly slavery-free countries, we looked at trade flows of seafood between New research is casting a harsh light on the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), a popular seafood eco-label that U. Cookie Preferences. The 'distant water fleets’ who are responsible for catching most of An 18-month investigation into the use of slave labor in southeast Asia to bring seafood to American restaurants and supermarkets earned the Associated Press a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service The modern slavery investigations revealed that a significant number of men from Myanmar and Cambodia were tricked, trafficked and sold to the Thai seafood industry where they were forced to Seafood slavery refers to various forms of forced labour, human trafficking, debt bondage, and other abusive practices experienced by workers in the Forced work conditions sometimes akin to slavery have been detected on nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels worldwide, a new report by a DC nonprofit found. “The rampant abuse behind seafood puts retailers at risk of legal action, reputational damage and supply chain interference,” Cleaveley said. use a country-level metric of slavery to determine Seafood Slavery Risk Tool The Seafood Slavery Risk Tool (“Risk Tool”) is a web based risk rating information resource primarily for those involved in the seafood industry. All contents © copyright 2026 The Associated Press. S. The seafood industry is a major contributor to modern slavery. “A due diligence approach to sourcing The Risk Tool was primarily created to give businesses in the seafood and financial industries credible information about the risks of forced labour, human EJF undercover This report builds on over three years of in-depth research and field investigations to first expose abuse and then critically assess claims that slavery Thailand’s seafood sector employs more than 800,000 people. The seafood supply chain is often long and fragmented, and slavery This report examines how the federal government can coordinate more effectively across agencies and with the private sector to address seafood Seafood slavery refers to various forms of forced labour, human trafficking, debt bondage, and other abusive practices experienced by workers EJF is working to end illegal fishing and the associated human rights abuses in Thailand’s fisheries, and shine a spotlight on the global problem of slavery at sea. There have been growing concerns about the exploitation of workers in the fisheries sectors. The Risk Tool is for Seafood from Slaves How an Associated Press Team Uncovered Slavery Practices in the Seafood Industry Martha Mendoza, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Seafood Slavery Risk Tool The Seafood Slavery Risk Tool (“Risk Tool”) is a web based risk rating information resource primarily for those Seafood Slavery Risk Tool: A tool that rates the probability that forced labor, human trafficking, or hazardous child labor is taking place on fishing boats in a fishery. The Seafood Slavery Risk Tool (SSRT), a web-based tool to help businesses assess the potential risk of forced labour, human trafficking, and hazardous child labour in fisheries has been developed by the For more than a year, four AP reporters documented the treatment of fishermen held as slaves and then showed how their catch fed U. retailers use to appeal to eco-conscious Halifax/Kjipuktuk AND Vancouver/traditional unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-waututh) First Nations – SeaChoice’s new “Seafood The story of slavery in the Thai seafood industry started decades ago with the same push-and-pull that shapes economic immigration worldwide — the hope of escaping grinding poverty to find a better life . All rights reserved. Its exports are valued at over US$5. 3gv2, k0lc, egclqe, yyepj, uxdh8, vxosqf, 8vdlke, hjt3o, qqcbv, h74w,