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Shrimp farming in Thailand often comes at the cost of human lives
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Jul 2, 2014
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Shrimp farming in Thailand often comes at the cost of human lives
Shrimp is the most popular seafood consumed in the United States, but until recently, little has been known in detail about human rights violations in Thailand involving fisheries linked to shrimp production.
This picture taken on February 25, 2010 shows migrant workers from Cambodia at work on a fishing boat in Mahachai, on the outskirts of Bangkok. More than one million migrants in Thailand face possible deportation and abuse if they fail to meet a deadline this week to register with authorities, a rights watchdog said. Thailand has ordered all citizens from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos to register and verify their nationality or risk deportation, as part of an ongoing clampdown on immigration. AFP PHOTO/ Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture taken on February 25, 2010 shows migrant workers from Cambodia at work on a fishing boat in Mahachai, on the outskirts of Bangkok.
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Shrimp is the most popular seafood consumed in the United States, but until recently, little has been known in detail about human rights violations in Thailand involving fisheries linked to shrimp production.

Shrimp is the most popular seafood consumed in the United States, but until recently, little has been known in detail about human rights violations in Thailand involving fisheries linked to shrimp production.

Workers have been enslaved, forced to work long hours under inhumane conditions, and beaten or killed for their refusal or rebellion.

Felicity Lawrence is a special correspondent for The Guardian and took part in a six month investigation on the inhumane treatment of enslaved workers in Thailand. She joins us to share her findings and what consumers can do to help.