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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

'Slave labor' on boats supplying US fish

"In a six-month investigation spanning three continents," Bloomberg Businessweek says it found Indonesian workers were held in conditions of "slavery," subject to beatings, sexual abuse, withheld wages and passports, on "at least" 10 ships that supply fish and other seafood to U.S. grocery chains and other world markets.  Read the story here. 
Posted by Joseph N. DiStefano @ 10:44 AM  Permalink | 6 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:22 AM, 02/22/2012
    Low prices every day.
    — Wilhelm Von Humboldt
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:41 AM, 02/22/2012
    If you knew what most fish products went through from the time they left the water, 'til the time they reached your plate, you probably wouldn't eat them.
    — CCRichards
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:13 PM, 02/22/2012
    Kelprod regulary says to waiters..."I will have mine blackened & grilled please. Side of risotto, as well, please. Thanks you"....
    — kelprod2
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:02 PM, 02/22/2012
    Americans must compete in a global economy. The answer is slavery. And forget all of those environmental laws. God wants us to use and abuse the environment. When the earth can no longer sustain life, it will be because God decided our time is up. How about Rick Santurum puts a loaded gun to his head and pulls the trigger? If God wants him to die, he'll die.
    — MikeP
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:20 PM, 02/22/2012
    Looks to me like the Indonesian fishermen's union, the Korean ship officers' association, and the New Zealand labor federation better get their stuff together. Organize. -- Joe D.
    — Joe D


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About Joseph N. DiStefano
Joseph N. DiStefano writes this blog to feed his PhillyDeals column in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Joe has been a member of Bloomberg LP’s New York Finance Team, wrote the book “Comcasted,” taught writing at St. Joseph’s University, and studied economics and history at Penn. Reach Joe at 215-854-5194 and JoeD@phillynews.com
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