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Catch seized for involvement in forced labour
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed on Jan. 28, 2022, that the 'Da Wang' was involved in forced labour and therefore its harvest will be seized. The ship is actually owned and operated by Yong Feng Fishery of Taiwan. The agency issued a Withhold Release Order at the end of July 2020 due to its alleged involvement in forced labor, which took effect in 2021. After an investigation, CBP found evidence Da Wang used forced labour in its operations, and the seafood catch was likely obtained through forced labor. As a result, it will be detained. Greenpeace’s Southeast Asia Office released an investigatory report on forced labour at sea in May, alleging the ship was involved in forced labour. Taiwan's National Immigration Agency also found a migrant fisherman working on the ship to be a human trafficking victim.
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