Greenpeace Launches a Campaign Against Thai Union for Labor Abuse and Destructive Fishing Practices
Greenpeace has launched a campaign against Thai Union, the world's largest canned tuna company. Greenpeace asks that Thai Union, "take urgent and far-reaching steps to eliminate labor abuse and destructive, wasteful fishing practices from its supply chains." In a statement, Greenpeace USA seafood markets lead, Graham Forbes, said, "We can no longer allow Thai Union Group and its brands around the world, including Chicken of the Sea, to sacrifice the world’s oceans and jeopardize workers at sea...Until this industry giant takes responsibility and demonstrates real leadership, we will work to ensure that every single customer knows it’s not just tuna that comes with buying one of its tainted brands.” In response, Thai Union issued a statement declaring, "“For us, improving the sustainability and ethics of our operations is an ongoing process – we are not content to stand still and are investing significantly in trials of new and innovative processes to identify further improvements that can be made throughout our operations."
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