The Uyghurs Forced to Process the World’s Fish
…The transfers usually start with a knock on the door….representatives from state-owned corporations—including the Xinjiang Zhongtai Group…[are involved in coordinating] transfers…
… Pictures show Uyghurs…boarding China Southern Airlines flights…
Several months later, Chishan agreed to accelerate transfers to its plants…
…One worker posted a video showing himself gutting fish at Yantai Longwin Foods. “Do you think there is love in Shandong?” the voice-over asks…
I hired private investigators in China to visit two large seafood factories in Shandong Province—one called Shandong Haidu and the other called Rongcheng Haibo…
Lund’s Fisheries… that works with Haibo, requires all its venders to complete audits…In May, 2022, social auditors from S.G.S., one of the top auditing firms, completed an inspection of Haibo…
…U.S. Seafood from these plants was bought by major U.S. and Canadian importers, including High Liner Foods…
… But these importers sent their products to supermarkets across the country, including Walmart, Costco, Kroger, and Albertsons…
… The importers also sent seafood to Sysco…
… Importers linked with Uyghur labor supply the largest fish-processing factory in the world, owned by the British-American giant Nomad Foods… The plant supplies leading frozen-fish brands to grocery stores across Europe, including France’s Carrefour, the U.K.’s Tesco, and Germany’s Edeka…