THE CRIMES BEHIND THE SEAFOOD YOU EAT
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: China
Companies
Shafar Abadi Indonesia - RecruiterOther
Not Reported ( Fishing ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Indonesia , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Illness , Restricted mobility , Restricted access to medicines , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
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Action taken: The ship-owning company did not respond to requests for comment, nor did his manning agency, PT Shafar Abadi Indonesia.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: Uruguay
Companies
Kroger - Buyer , Bahtera Agung Samudra - Recruiter , RongCheng Wangdao Deep-Sea Aquatic Products - Employer , Rongcheng Haibo - Buyer , Shandong Haidu - Buyer , Costco - Buyer , Safeway USA (part of Albertsons) - Buyer , H Mart (part of the Hanahreum Group) - Buyer , Performance Food Group - Buyer , Sysco - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 2 - Indonesia , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Contract Substitution , Violence , Intimidation , Freedom of Expression , Restricted mobility , Withholding Passports , Right to Food , Illness , Deaths , Occupational Health & Safety , Restricted access to medicinesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists + Resource Centre
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Action taken: A representative for Rongcheng Wangdao said that the company had found no evidence of misconduct on the ship: “There was nothing regarding your alleged appalling incidents about abuse, violation, insults to one’s character, physical violence or withheld salaries.” The company said that it had handed the matter over to the China Overseas Fisheries Association. Questions submitted to the association went unanswered. Sysco & Performance Food Group did not respond to Journalists' requests for comment. An official from from the manning agency visited the family of one of the workers who died on the ship at their home to discuss what locals call a “peace agreement.”
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: Uruguay
Other
Not Reported ( Fishing ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 28
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Africa , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , Violence , InjuriesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
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Action taken: The company that owned the ship did not respond to requests for comment.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: China
Other
Not Reported ( Fishing ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Indonesia , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Human Trafficking , Violence , Deaths , Occupational Health & Safety , InjuriesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
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Action taken: The company did not respond to requests for comment. Indonesian authorities sentenced several manning-agency executives to more than a year in prison for labor trafficking.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: China
Companies
Puncak Jaya Samudra - RecruiterOther
Not Reported ( Fishing ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Philippines , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Illness , Restricted mobility , Restricted access to medicines , Deaths , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
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Action taken: The manning agency that placed these workers on the ship, PT Puncak Jaya Samudra, did not respond to requests for comment. Nor did the company that owns the ship.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: China
Companies
Abadi Mandiri International - Labour Supplier , Rongcheng Rongyuan - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Injuries , Occupational Health & Safety , Restricted access to medicines , Restricted mobilityResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
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Action taken: Requests for comment from Rongcheng Rongyuan, which owns the ship the worker worked on, and PT Abadi Mandiri International, his manning agency, went unanswered.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Other
Not Reported ( Fishing ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Right to Food , Injuries , Occupational Health & Safety , Freedom of Expression , Denial of leave , Wage Theft , Restricted mobility , Withholding Passports , Mental Health , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure TimeResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: China
Other
Not Reported ( Fishing ) - Employer , Not Reported ( Recruitment agencies ) - RecruiterAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 1 - China , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Contract Substitution , Right to Food , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Denial of leave , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
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Action taken: The company that owns the ship did not respond to requests for comment.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: Peru
Other
Not Reported ( Fishing ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Freedom of Assembly , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Freedom of Expression , IntimidationResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2023
Location: Uruguay
Companies
Qingdao Songhai Fishery (part of Huide Group) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Fishing , Gender not reported )Issues
Restricted mobility , Freedom of Expression , ImprisonmentResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalists
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: The owner of the ship, Qingdao Songhai Fishery, said that the claims were fabricated by crew members.
Source type: News outlet
…He and Anhar travelled to the port city of Tegal, and applied for work through a manning agency called PT Bahtera Agung Samudra. (The agency seems not to have a license to operate, according to government records, and did not respond to requests for comment.)…
…The ship was owned by Rongcheng Wangdao Deep-Sea Aquatic Products…
…as Kusmanto’s condition worsened, his Indonesian crewmates asked whether he could go home. The captain refused…
… two Filipino crew members said that they were ill … PT Puncak Jaya Samudra, did not respond to requests for comment. Nor did the company that owns the ship…a young deckhand named Fadhil died on their ship …The ship-owning company did not respond to requests for comment, nor di… PT Shafar Abadi Indonesia…
…he spent nine days in the hospital…(Requests for comment from Rongcheng Rongyuan…and PT Abadi Mandiri International…went unanswered.)
…representative for Rongcheng Wangdao said that the company had found no evidence of misconduct on the ship…
The trucks eventually arrived at …Rongcheng Xinhui Aquatic Products…
Two of these plants, owned by Chishan Group, have employed at least a hundred and seventy workers transferred from Xinjiang…
These companies included retail chains such as Costco, Kroger, H Mart, and Safeway.
They also included food-service distributors like Sysco and Performance Food Group…