Correspondence
Letter couriered from Shanghai and confirmed delivered.
The letter described abuses on a jigger (including the death of one crew member and disembarkation of a second for medical care after mistreatment on board, and multiple indicators of forced labor among the ship’s crew) which has transshipped with a reefer owned by the Chishan Group. It also said that Chishan vessels were observed fishing in North Korean waters in violation of UN sanctions. Rongcheng Jiamei is a Chishan Group company.
Email sent to contact address for Rongcheng Jiamei. The email said that Rongcheng Jiamei Seafood is a Chishan Group company. The Chishan Group has received persons from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China under a state-imposed labor transfer program, since 2021 and as recently as May 2023. The email asked: Can Rongcheng Jiamei Seafood confirm or deny if any Uyghurs were employed to work at the plant at any time over the past five years?