The Outlaw Ocean Project
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The Outlaw Ocean Project

My name is Ian Urbina and I’m the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a journalism non-profit based in Washington D.C. that publishes stories about human rights and environmental issues connected with the sea. I’m contacting you in light of our latest investigation, which concerns the use of forced labor in China’s food processing industry, and a link we’ve discovered with audits conducted by your organization.

Our investigation has identified 11 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified seafood processing facilities in China using forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (X…

The Outlaw Ocean Project

The Outlaw Ocean Project re-tipped Caroline Ponsi Khider for a response to the email sent June 27, 2023. That email received an out of office, so the query was sent to alternative contacts at, and for, Bureau Veritas.

The Outlaw Ocean Project

The Outlaw Ocean Project emailed four contacts at Bureau Veritas to see if the organization had any comment or statement in response to the query sent on June 27, 2023.