Correspondence
Email sent to the press office of Amazon UK.
The email said: "We’re contacting you in light of our latest investigation which concerns the use of forced labor in China’s food processing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between a company engaged in such practices and your supply chain. Packaging analysis shows that a company called Cawoods Ltd. has been supplied salted pollock products from the Chinese company, Donggang Haimeng. Cawoods salted pollock products are listed on Amazon UK. We have uncovered evidence that Donggang Haimeng used North Korean labor after the December 2019 deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under United Nations Security Council sanctions. This evidence shows North Korean labor at Donggang Haimeng’s factory in Liaoning, China, as recently as 2023. While we understand that you may not be aware of the above issues, does Amazon UK have any comment to make in response to this email? Can you confirm or deny if Amazon UK has sold any product sourced from Donggang Haimeng since December 2019?"