that The Outlaw Ocean Project was contacting the company on foot of an investigation into the use of forced labor in China's seafood processing industry, and a link the investigation found between a company engaged in such practices - Donggang Jinhui Foodstuff Co. Ltd. - and WOFCO's supply chain. The email said: "We have uncovered evidence that Donggang Jinhui has used North Korean labor after the December 2019 deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under United Nations Security Council sanctions. This evidence shows North Korean labor at Donggang Jinhui’s plan…
Thank you for your mail. We have been checking our records and indeed you are right, we did an import last year from that processing plant in China. Let me say that we could never imagine that this was happening on a plant approved for imports by the EU, so thanks again for sharing that information. It seems that is not enough relaying on the EU import control mechanisms to verify that import approved plants comply with UN sanctions. I also want to let you know that we have acted in consequence and have sent a requirement to the processing plant requesting a clarification on the allegation you…
Some time has passed, and wanted to send you this mail to say that no answer from the plant was received, as mentioned in my previous mail we’ve share this topic with our colleagues at the SR (Global Squid Supply Chain Round Table), as this will help all of us to improve purchase policies. Again thanks for your work.