Retail giant Costco wins dismissal of prawn lawsuit over ...

"A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. had knowingly sold frozen prawns, the farming of which involved forced labour in Thailand."

"Judge Jeffrey White ruled that the plaintiffs failed to establish that the world's second largest retail chain was bound to inform customers that modern-day slavery could be part of its supply chain."

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Brutal seas: Meet the men enslaved to catch our fish | Radio New Zealand

"New Zealand is importing millions of kilograms of fish that men die to catch, but Customs won't reveal who's selling it. These are the stories of the men who catch that fish: the lost years of their lives, the violence they survived, and the bleak future awaiting them if they escape."

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