Indonesian Fishermen Sue U.S. Canned Tuna Giant Over Claims of Forced Labor
In a lawsuit filed in California, the plaintiffs said that Bumble Bee Foods was aware of and benefited from abuse by suppliers. The company declined to comment.
Fishermen Accuse Bumble Bee Foods of Benefiting Off Their Forced Labor
Four workers said they were tricked into signing exploitative contracts based on false promises of fair employment. Instead, they worked for months on end for little to no pay, pulling up to 18 hour workdays in unsafe and violent work conditions,
Calif. seafood company benefitted from forced labor, lawsuit alleges
California-headquartered tuna brand Bumble Bee Foods has knowingly profited from forced labor on its suppliers’ fishing vessels for years, alleges a lawsuit filed in San Diego County federal court on Wednesday.
Fishermen accuse San Diego-based Bumblee Bee Foods of human trafficking and forced labor
The lawsuit alleges that Bumble Bee was aware of or should have been aware of the abusive conditions on vessels supplying tuna to the company.
First-of-its-kind lawsuit alleges human trafficking by California’s Bumble Bee Seafoods
San Diego-based canned tuna giant Bumble Bee Seafoods has known for years that fishing vessels in its supply fleet used forced labor but failed to stop the practice, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Diego federal court that’s believed to be the first ever to allege human trafficking against a U.S. seafood company.
Fishermen accuse Bumble Bee Foods of forced labor, violence in tuna supply chain
Four Indonesian workers claim they were beaten and forced to work on ships that supplied tuna for the San Diego based company.
Indonesian fishers sue Bumble Bee alleging instances of forced labor
A group of four fishermen from Indonesia, co-counseled by attorneys for NGO Greenpeace USA, have sued Bumble Bee Foods, claiming they experienced forced labor and human trafficking while working on fishing vessels supplying the company.
Indonesian fishermen sue Bumble Bee and say the canned tuna giant knew of abuse in its supply chain
Lawyers representing four Indonesian fishermen say they were beaten and trapped on vessels that were part of the global supply chain that provided tuna to Bumble Bee Seafoods.
4 Indonesians sue San Diego-based Bumble Bee Foods for forced labor, abuse
Four Indonesian villagers are accusing San Diego-based Bumble Bee Foods of physical abuse and forced labor while working as fishermen for the company.
Fishermen Accuse Bumble Bee Foods of Profiting Off Forced Labor
Four workers said they were tricked into signing exploitative contracts based on false promises of fair employment. Instead, they worked for months on end for little to no pay, pulling up to 18 hour workdays in unsafe and violent work conditions,
4 Indonesians Sue San Diego’s Bumble Bee Seafood, Alleging Forced Labor
Citing violations of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act in 2000, the men represented by Greenpeace and a lawyer from San Diego are seeking unspecified monetary damages in San Diego federal court.
Bumble Bee Foods Accused of Failure to Prevent Human Trafficking
Four Indonesian villagers who worked on Bumble Bee Foods LLC longline fishing vessels sued the company for failing to prevent ...
Crime and Public Safety
San Diego-based canned tuna giant Bumble Bee Seafoods has known for years that fishing vessels in its supply fleet used ...