U.S. Bans Seafood From Chinese Fishing Fleet Over Forced Labor and Crew Mistreatment
The Indonesia government last year accused a Chinese fishing company of treating Indonesian fishermen inhumanly, with labors forced to work 18 hours a day, and body of fishermen who die from illnesses are casted overboard into the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Friday that it will impose an import ban to the company's seafood, alleging that its fleet of 32 vessels was involved in forced labor, the first time the U.S. imposed such a ban on an entire fleet of vessels.
The Customs and Border Protection said it will immediately detain tuna, swordfish and other products from Dalian Ocean Fishing Co Ltd. The "withhold release order" also ban other end-use products containing seafood from the company, such as canned tuna and pet food.
Source: Stand News #Jun17
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#ForcedLabor #CustomsAndBorderProtection #US #China #Indonesia #DalianOceanFishing
The Indonesia government last year accused a Chinese fishing company of treating Indonesian fishermen inhumanly, with labors forced to work 18 hours a day, and body of fishermen who die from illnesses are casted overboard into the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Friday that it will impose an import ban to the company's seafood, alleging that its fleet of 32 vessels was involved in forced labor, the first time the U.S. imposed such a ban on an entire fleet of vessels.
The Customs and Border Protection said it will immediately detain tuna, swordfish and other products from Dalian Ocean Fishing Co Ltd. The "withhold release order" also ban other end-use products containing seafood from the company, such as canned tuna and pet food.
Source: Stand News #Jun17
https://bit.ly/3zGvMbl
#ForcedLabor #CustomsAndBorderProtection #US #China #Indonesia #DalianOceanFishing