The Outlaw Ocean Project

The Outlaw Ocean Project

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 accreditations issued by your organisation. Our investigation has identified a number of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified seafood processing facilities in China using forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).

ESTS is the accreditor listed in the MSC Supplier Directory for the following five processing plants: Rongcheng Haibo Seafood Co. Ltd., Rizhao Meijia Keyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Shandong Meijia Gro…

The Outlaw Ocean Project

I'm following up on our email dated June 21, 2023, to see if ESTS has any comment or clarification to make in response to our query. Could you please let us know by close of business September 19, 2023, noting that interactions are all on record.