(Adds China foreign ministry response)By David LawderWASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday imposed a new import ban on seafood from a Chinese fishing fleet that the agency says is using forced labor on its 32 vessels, including abuses against many Indonesian workers.The CBP said it will immediately detain tuna, swordfish and other products
(Updates value of imports from Dalian Ocean Fishing Co)By David LawderWASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday imposed a new import ban on seafood from a Chinese fishing fleet that the agency says is using forced labor on its 32 vessels, including abuses against many Indonesian workers.The CBP said it will immediately detain tuna, swordfish
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has imposed a new import ban on seafood from a fleet of Chinese fishing vessels, after a year-long investigation uncovered what U.S. officials called signs of forced labor within the fleet s operations.
In a statement on Friday, CBP said it had issued what s known as a withhold release order against Dalian Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd., a fishing company based in Dalian, a port city near China s border with North Korea. The agency said it identified at least 11 indicators of forced labor across the company s fleet, including physical violence, withholding of wages, and abusive working and living conditions. The allegations include abuses against many Indonesian workers.
Washington DC [US], May 28 (ANI): The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has imposed an import ban on seafood from the Chinese Dalian Fishing Company because of their use of forced labor, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Friday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday imposed a new import ban on seafood from a Chinese fishing fleet that the agency says is using forced labor on its 32 vessels, including abuses against many Indonesian workers.