Outlaw Ocean Project forced labor investigation shifts to Chinese processors' illegal use of workers from North Korea to supply seafood to US, European markets

There is emerging evidence that North Koreans are also being forced to work in the fish processing industry in China's Liaoning province, according to the Outlaw Ocean Project.

Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, was one of the witnesses at a Congressional hearing looking at forced labor for seafood processed in China that is potentially imported into the United States. Pictured above: Scarlatoiu testifying in 2015.
Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, was one of the witnesses at a Congressional hearing looking at forced labor for seafood processed in China that is potentially imported into the United States. Pictured above: Scarlatoiu testifying in 2015.Photo: Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Published 24 October 2023, 18:16Updated 25 October 2023, 01:21
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