US office of Chicken of the Sea, Thai Union, issues statement on upholding human rights of workers
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] June 24, 2014
Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods, a subsidiary of Thai Union Frozen Products, has issued a statement following Friday's downgrade of Thailand to Tier 3 status in the US annual Trafficking in Persons report.
"Operating with integrity, high ethical standards and upholding human rights is of the utmost importance to Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods and Thai Union Frozen Product PCL; any form of human trafficking and forced labor is unacceptable," said Bryan Rosenberg, President and CEO of Chicken of hte Sea Frozen Foods.
"We stress ethical procurement of our products, which means abiding by local and international laws and third-party standards for upholding the human rights of workers. Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods also regularly undergoes stringent customer-specific social audits."
"The problems in Thailand are complex and stem from a myriad of factors...
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