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In horizon library, protoscapes frames the countryside of hefei, china, placing an tree-shaped bookcase at the center of their concept.

In the interconnected, globalized economy, goods produced in one nation end up on shelves and in stores halfway around the world. Some American companies have recently come under scrutiny for alleged links to forced labor. William Brangham spoke with Ian Urbina, the journalist behind a new investigation documenting the forced labor behind Chinese seafood that ends up on American plates.

Despite UN and US sanctions making it illegal for foreign companies to use North Korean workers or import products tied to North Korean labour, China and big US companies like Walmart and McDonald’s pay little heed. Meanwhile, labourers face docked pay, prison-like conditions and the constant t...

China officially denies that these workers are in the country, but a team of researchers identified 15 seafood processing plants that have used more than 1,000 North Korean workers since 2017

Workers sent from the country to Chinese factories describe enduring beatings and sexual abuse, having their wages taken by the state, and being told that if they try to escape they will be “killed without a trace.” Ian Urbina reports.