I’m writing to you in light of our latest investigation, which concerns abuses in the Chinese squid fishing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between companies engaged in abuses and C&D International’s supply chain. This link concerns a Chinese squid jigger owned by the Chinese fishery company, Rongcheng Wangdao Ocean Aquatic Products. In a seven-month period, one crew member died and a second was disembarked for emergency medical treatment after suffering serious mistreatment and abuse while on board the vessel. Our reporting documents multiple indicators of forced labor among crew onboar…

We previously contacted C&D by mail and email in January 2023 regarding our investigation into China’s seafood processing industry and squid fishing fleet. We have additional findings to bring to your attention, as they relate to C&D’s supply chain.

We have uncovered evidence that Dandong Hailong Foodstuff used North Korean labor after the December 2019 deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under United Nations Security Council sanctions. Furthermore, under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), passed in 2017, the U.S. prohibit…

We last emailed you on November 21, 2023, regarding our ongoing investigation into China’s seafood processing industry. That email said that a company in China which has exported seafood to C&D International Fishery, Dandong Hailong, has used North Korean labor since the deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under U.N. Security Council sanctions.

We have uncovered evidence that another Chinese company in your supply chain, Donggang Jinhui, has used North Korean labor since the expiration of that deadline in December 2019. This evidence shows North Korean lab…