I thought it would be good to start the new year by reminding ourselves of a guideline that is so basic that all major religions have it written into their holy book.
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Slave-Labor Fish
Finally–I can enjoy my fish dinner knowing that it wasn’t provided by slaves. This week Pres. Obama will sign legislation that stops that fish from making it to U.S. dinner plates.
The Port State Measure Agreement gives officials the power to deny docking or receiving of services by boats that are suspected of illegal fishing. We are the twentieth country to enact these regulations.
Illegal vessels from Southeast Asia use forced labor for fishing, people locked up in cages and factories to do the work.
But that’s not all. The legislation will close a loophole in an 85-year-old tariff law that solves the slave-fishing issue AND stops U.S. importing gold mined by children in Africa and garments sewn by abused women in Bangladesh. It will regulate some 350+ items being produced by child and forced labor that are currently on our retail shelves.
It’s about time!
