Correspondence
Email sent to the contact address for Dandong Taihua.
The email said: "I’m contacting you in light of our latest investigation which concerns the use of forced labor in China’s food processing industry.
A report published in 2022 by the non-governmental research organization, the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, identified Dandong Taihua Food Co., Ltd. as using North Korean labor after the deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under UN Security Council Resolutions.
Dandong Taihua Food Co., Ltd.’s international customers include companies in the United States, where the import of goods produced by North Koreans is prohibited. Has Dandong Taihua informed its international customers that North Korean labor is used in its supply chain?
Does Dandong Taihua have any comment or statement to make in response to this email? Please reply by close of business June 16, 2023."
The Outlaw Ocean Project emailed: "As we haven't heard back from you on this, we wanted to check if you had any comment or statement to make at this time?"