Correspondence
Email sent to Thomas Zaffiro, President of Channel Fish Processing.
The email said that the company's supplier Qingdao Tianyuan has received persons from XUAR under the Chinese government's labor transfer program. The United Nations, human rights organizations and academic experts agree that since 2018, the Chinese government has systematically subjected Xinjiang’s predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities to forced labor across the country via state-sanctioned employment schemes which use coercive methods in worker enrollment. The U.S. has prohibited the importation of goods produced from state-imposed forced labor. The email also asked for comment.
Email sent to Channel Fish Processing asking if the company sourced any product from supplier Qingdao Tianyuan or any other Chinese supplier to fulfil Dept. of Agriculture or Dept. of Justice contracts.