Article: Met Oeigoerse dwangarbeid gemaakte vis ligt ook in Nederlandse schappen https://www.nu.nl/economie/6285253/met-oeigoerse-dwangarbeid-gemaakte-vis-ligt-ook-in-nederlandse-schappen.html
Zo krijgen Nederlandse importeurs onder andere kabeljauw, tong en koolvis geleverd van Chinese bedrijven die gebruikmaken van dwangarbeid. Het gaat om mensen uit de West-Chinese regio Xinjiang, waar veel Oeigoeren wonen die door de Chinese staat zwaar worden onderdrukt. Zij worden uit hun regio weggehaald en moeten verplicht aan de slag bij de visserijbedrijven.
Since then, China has invested heavily in its fleet. The country now catches more than five billion pounds of seafood a year through distant-water fishing, the biggest portion of it squid. China’s seafood industry, which is estimated to be worth more than thirty-five billion dollars, accounts for a fifth of the international trade, and has helped create fifteen million jobs. The Chinese state owns much of the industry—including some twenty per cent of its squid ships—and oversees the rest through the Overseas Fisheries Association. Today, the nation consumes more than a third of the world’s fish.
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