StarKist Tuna Supply Chain Linked to Forced Labor

Neither StarKist nor its parent company responded to union leaders' requests to negotiate amid the allegations raised in an investigation by Global Labor Justice.

By: Gaea Cabico

Outlets: Sentient

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 1,521

Last Updated: 2 hours, 9 minutes ago

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“As long as there is breath in your body, you can work.” That’s what the captains think, migrant fisher Adrie Nelwan observed after a fishing hook snapped back and struck his right eye aboard a Taiwanese tuna longliner in July 2021. According to him, his captain did not believe he was in pain and refused to head to shore so Nelwan could seek medical treatment.

Nelwan’s testimony is one of 92 Indonesian migrant fishers interviewed for …

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