CJ CheilJedang's response to allegations of forced labour in its solar salt supply chain
[...] "In March 2014, CJCJ suspended the purchase agreement with the four perpetrators that JTBC reported on. Law enforcements on three of four perpetrators who were reported by JTBC have been already executed, and those three people are currently the shareholders of Sinuido Solar Salt Corporation. Korean law does not impose restrictions on shareholder qualifications, making it impossible for CJCJ to put any restrictions on the qualifications of shareholders at Sinuido Solar Salt Corporation. However, CJCJ is aware of the seriousness of the issue and to prevent recurrence, we conduct regular assessments together with Shinan-gun local authorities to detect signs of forced labor at salt farms." [...] "CJCJ has terminated business transactions with Taepyung Salt as of December 31, 2018."