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 seafood processing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between companies engaged in such practices and your supply chain. ██████████

Shandong Haidu has received persons from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of th…

Thank you for your media inquiry.

On background, our records do not indicate that processor Shandong Haidu Ocean Product Co Ltd is mapped in our Tier 1 or Tier 2 supply chain, however we will investigate further as human rights is an issue we take very seriously at Coles.

Please credit the below to Coles spokesperson:

“Coles is committed to acting responsibly and working with suppliers that meet the requirements of our Ethical Sourcing Policy. To ensure we uphold this, the Coles’ Ethical Sourcing Program focuses on mitigating risk across our operations and supply chain. We work closely with…