“It is anti-development. People who are living in areas where shrimp is being cultivated are being completely devoid of their livelihoods, of their lives… there is so much violence. It’s a system that’s totally non-sustainable, and just to provide some food for people to be able to eat cheaply …. in the consumer countries. How…
Month: February 2014
Injustice in Bangladesh’s Shrimp Farming Industry
“It’s outrageous that an industry generating such high levels of export revenue is failing to uphold the basic human rights of the workers that produce its products. Consumers in Europe and the US should be aware of the hidden cost to the impossibly cheap shrimp we consume that involves the brutal treatment of workers. In…