Nestle confirms labor abuse among its Thai seafood suppliers
By MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer
Published: November 23, 2015, 12:30pm
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WASHINGTON — Impoverished migrant workers in Thailand are sold or lured by false promises and forced to catch and process fish that ends up in global food giant Nestle SA’s supply chains.
The unusual disclosure comes from Geneva-based Nestle SA itself, which in an act of self-policing planned to announce the conclusions of its yearlong internal investigation on Monday.
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