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Indian shrimp added to US list of goods likely made with forced labor

September 6, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has added shrimp manufactured in India to the 2024 “List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor.”

The DOL publishes the list biennially, and the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) maintains the list to raise public awareness of child labor and forced labor around the world. ILAB said the list is not intended to be punitive and serves as a means of raising the issue, potentially fostering collaboration and engagement with foreign governments to curtail the issue of forced and child labor.

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Southern Shrimp Alliance requests Indian shrimp be added to US Labor Department’s list of goods produced with forced labor

March 26, 2024 — The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) has issued a formal request that Indian shrimp be added to the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2024 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor.

The list is released annually, though the 2023 report has still not been issued. In the 2022 report, Taiwan, Thailand, China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar were called out for the alleged use of forced labor in their fishing or shrimp-processing sectors. In the 2020 report, Brazil, Cambodia, El Salvador, Kenya, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, and Yemen were cited as having child labor present in their seafood industries, while countries listed as having forced labor in their seafood sectors included China, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Ghana, and Indonesia.

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