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 between a company engaged in such practices and your supply chain.
Unibond Seafood International has imported shipments of seafood from a supplier called Qingdao Tianyuan Aquatic Products, based in China. Qingdao Tianyuan has received persons from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China under the state-imposed labor transfer program.
The United Nations, human rights organizations and academic experts ag…
Thank you for your email and I am very surprised to learn of allegations that Qingdao Tianyuan has engaged in the use of forced labor. Any potential breach in the integrity of our supply chain would be considered very serious and as a result of these allegations we have followed up as a matter of urgency. We have therefore contacted the plant who strenuously deny such accusations and have provided us with the attached." The attached statement from Qingdao Tianyuan said: "Our company is concerned that a non-profit organization has recently made a groundless allegation to MSC that our company ha…
We have evidence that people transferred from Xinjiang are working in Qingdao Tianyuan’s plant. Our evidence includes state media articles as well as video evidence and so is quite strong, so we just wanted to clarify if Qingdao Tianyuan has confirmed to you if there indeed are, or are not, workers at this plant from Xinjiang?
Our investigation continues to surface additional questions in relation to your company’s supply chain.
Unibond Seafood International supplies large quantities of white fish, including cod, haddock and pollock, into the US and Europe through its Shandong processing plant, Qingdao UZP Foods Processing Ltd. Our investigation has identified shipments of white fish from Qingdao UZP Foods Processing to Fastnet Fish Ltd, F.W. Bryce Inc., High Liner Foods USA Inc., Southstream Seafood Inc., Aquastar USA Corp., and Gortons Inc., among others. Please could you confirm whether white fish sourced from Q…
Thank you for your follow up query but I am duty bound by strict confidential contractual terms and unable to share specific details of any of our customers.
Thank you for your continued interest in this matter. Unibond Seafood International remains steadfast in our commitment to sourcing products exclusively from plants that have been thoroughly vetted and approved by renowned international auditing bodies, including Smeta/Sedex, MSC etc. Our commitment to upholding the highest industry standards underscores our unwavering dedication to ethical and responsible supply chain practices.
As men…