We’re contacting you in light of our latest investigation which concerns the use of forced labor in China’s seafood processing industry, specifically North Korean workers in Chinese plants.
We have investigators on the ground in China who have been engaging with labor brokers directly involved with the transfer of North Korean workers to factories in China. Through this and other investigative means, including collecting online footage from the plants and interviews with workers recently returned to North Korea from China, we’ve found large numbers of North Korean workers at a range of seafo…
The Outlaw Ocean Project's publishing partner El Pais contacted Pescados Videla, repeating the questions posed by The Outlaw Ocean Project in the January 29, 2024, email.
First of all, I must express our surprise at your email. Nobody from either your newspaper or the NGO The Outlaw Ocean Project, has contacted us.
We categorically deny that the entity Pescados Videla SA has a relationship with the Dalian Haiqing company and that has been involved, in any way, in the events referred to in your email. Therefore, we firmly request that both you and Ms. Belinda Saile, head of the publication, and the newspaper which you represent to refrain from making any reference to our company. Otherwise, do not doubt that we will take all necessary actions to defend our comp…
Our publishing partner El Pais shared with us your email about our investigation into the use of forced labor in China’s seafood processing industry. Firstly, thank you for your time and attention on this issue, and your engagement with the reporting.
We emailed the importacion@grupovidela.com email address which we got from trade listings and corporate documents on January 29, 2024, and received no reply. You can see the details of that email published on our Discussion page, [here](https://www.theoutlawocean.com/investigations/china-the-superpower-of-seafood/discussion/stakeholders/pescad…