Slavery in Bangladeshi Shrimp Supply Chain
Today on CNN, Free the Slaves board member Siddharth Kara reports on evidence of slavery in Bangladesh’s shrimp processing industry. The Bangladeshi shrimp industry yielded $550 last year, with the majority of its product going overseas—half goes to the EU, and one fourth finds it’s way to the U.S. Kara’s report:
CNN:
Mushiganj, Bangladesh — This week I want to write to you about shrimp. Portions of the shrimp industry in Bangladesh involve almost every aspect of contemporary forms of labor exploitation: child read more >