In our interconnected globalized economy, goods produced in one nation end up on shelves

and in stores halfway around the world.

And while consumers hope there's some way to protect the workers who make the products we buy. Some

American companies have recently come under scrutiny for alleged links to

forced labor. William Bringham speaks with the journalist behind a new

investigation documenting the forced labor behind

Chinese seafood that ends up on American plates.

In recent years, Americans have been eating increasing amounts of seafood.

It's considered one of the healthier sources of protein.

But a series of new investigations by the Outlaw Ocean Project reveals that the way a lot of

that seafood ends up in our stores and on our plates comes at an extraordinary human cost.

Specifically, workers from North Korea who are forced to work in Chinese factories.

Here's an excerpt of Outlaw Ocean's recent investigation. who are forced to work in Chinese factories.

Here's an excerpt of Outlaw Ocean's recent investigation.

2023 was a highly successful year

for Dong Gang Jinui Food. The seafood processing company based in Dan Dong China

opened a large new plant at its compound in this Chinese city that sits along the

North Korean border.

The company doubled the amount of squid that it exported to the United States.

In celebration of its success, Jinui threw a huge party at its annual meeting,

with dancers, fireworks, and a high-tech light show.

The problem, though, is that a crucial reason for Jinui's success

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