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CBP Asked to Look for Forced Labor in Ireland's Fishing Industry

Liberty Shared, an anti-slavery non-governmental organization, recently filed a petition with CBP to "investigate the possibility that seafood imports from Ireland" involve forced labor, the International Transport Workers' Federation said in a blog post. “The President of the EU Commission,…

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Ursula Von Der Leyen, has issued a number of statements over the last few months ostensibly taking a firm stand against forced labour and human trafficking," said Michael O'Brien, ITWF fisheries campaign lead. A CBP "investigation into an EU Member State should make European officials sit up and take notice." Liberty Shared, which previously filed petitions with CBP about British online fashion retailer Boohoo and UK apparel suppliers (see 2103030055), didn't return a request for comment. Liberty Shared's Managing Director Duncan Jebson said on LinkedIn that he is pleased to get support from ITWF.