Slave labour found in global shrimp industry supply chains

Migrant workers and children are being sold to factories in Thailand and forced to peel shrimp that ends up in global supply chains, including those of Wal-Mart and Red Lobster, the world's largest retailer and the world's largest seafood restaurant chain, according to an Associated Press (AP) investigation. US customs records show the shrimp made its way into the supply chains of major US food stores and retailers. It also entered supply chains for some of America's best-known seafood brands and pet foods. AP reporters in Germany, Italy, England and Ireland found several brands sourced from Thailand in supermarkets in those countries.

Pervasive human trafficking has helped turn Thailand into one of the world's biggest shrimp providers where abuses persist, fuelled by corruption and complicity among police and authorities