In this undated photo, crew members work on the squid-fishing lines on the deck of the Chinese squid-fishing boat, the Zhen Fa 7.eight Chinese companies over alleged rights violations, including forced labour and abuse of deckhands, committed on board Chinese squid fishing vessels.
on board Chinese fishing vessels and documenting the use of state-sponsored forced labour in seafood processing plants in China that export to Canada. China is buying its way into other countries’ fishing grounds, threatening livelihoods and depleting fish stocksThe U.S. approach “is robust in terms of sanctions, and intercepting and seizing imports,” while “Canada is a dumping ground” for forced-labour products, said Mehmet Tohti, URAP’s executive director., which recommended the federal government impose sanctions on seven seafood processing companies with operations on land.
Among the parent companies the Outlaw Ocean Project reached out to last year for comment on its coverage, none responded.