Corporate Accountability Lab

Last week, CAL Special Advisor and former U.S. International Trade Commissioner Dean Pinkert testified before Congress on forced labor in China’s seafood sector.

Read his entire testimony or you can watch the hearing in full at our link in bio.

CAL and sued giant shrimp producer in D.C. Superior Court for false and deceptive marketing under the Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA).

The lawsuit alleges that the supply chain is riddled with environmentally destructive practices and exploitative labor practices, including forced labor, hazardous working conditions, and unfair and unlivable wages. Despite clear evidence of these conditions, touts social and environmental programs and labels to market their products as “responsibly sourced” and state that they engage in “fair labor practices.” These programs and labels do little to guarantee sustainability in the shrimp supply chain, where many workers live on poverty wages, work in unsanitary conditions, and receive unlivable housing.

Companies like need to stop exploiting shrimp workers, harming the environment, and misleading consumers.

Read our press release and blog in the lawsuit at the link in bio.

We’re still accepting applications for our open Senior Staff Attorney position! Priority will be given to those submitted by 1/31.

Head to the link in bio for more details!

Tell your friends! Tell your colleagues! Tell your mom! We’re looking for a Senior Staff Attorney to join our team. Read more at the link in bio.