Imagine being forced to work 20 hour days, being beaten so badly that your teeth were knocked out, your body was covered in lacerations and you were fed little more than a bowl of rice a day. This is reality for many of the slaves that are forced to work on fishing vessels which catch fish and shellfish for domestic and international markets.
According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), roughly 350,000 tonnes of trash fish is caught by these vessels every year. Following a Guardian investigation into forced labour in the Thai seafood industry, it has been revealed that many UK supermarkets, including Tesco, Morrisons, the Co-operative and Iceland are stocking these prawns produced by slaves.
The infographic below from Guardian Research explains the slavery behind the prawns on our plates.
This article was originally published on Global Voices.
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