Saturday, April 4, 2015

AP Investigation: Is the fish you buy caught by slaves?

By MARGIE MASON, MARTHA MENDOZA and ROBIN MCDOWELL, Mar. 25, 2015 12:53 PM EDT

BENJINA, Indonesia (AP) — The Burmese slaves sat on the floor and stared through the rusty bars of their locked cage, hidden on a tiny tropical island thousands of miles from home.

Just a few yards away, other workers loaded cargo ships with slave-caught seafood that clouds the supply networks of major supermarkets, restaurants and even pet stores in the United States.

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