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 The Guardian has done an excellent investigative series proving that the Thai shrimp industry is founded on slave labor used to produce fish meal.   "Slave labor" here is not a metaphor: people are bought and sold, kept in captivity, and killed on whim.  (Don't buy Thai shrimp.)

Labour has responded saying that industries should be forced to "declare any use of slavery in their supply chains".  You may think this is pretty weaksauce, until you read the Tory response.

David Cameron's spokesman said on Wednesday it was up to consumers whether they choose to eat prawns that had been produced through the work of slaves.

Roll that one around in your mind.  

Date: 2014-06-12 02:06 am (UTC)
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My only surprised is that they said it publicly.

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