Correspondence
Email sent to the contact address for International Lam Sheng Kee.
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, and a link we’ve discovered between a company engaged in such practices and your supply chain – Donggang Luyuan Food. We have uncovered evidence that Donggang Luyuan used North Korean labor after the December 2019 deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under United Nations Security Council sanctions. Furthermore, under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), passed in 2017, the U.S. prohibits the import of any goods produced by North Korean nationals unless clear and convincing evidence is provided that indicates the materials were not made with forced labor. This evidence shows North Korean labor at Donggang Luyuan’s factory in Liaoning, China, as recently as 2023.
According to trade data seen by The Outlaw Ocean Project, Global Lam Sheng Kee and International Lam Sheng Kee have been the consignees on over a dozen shipments of seafood from Donggang Luyuan since 2017. While we understand that you may not be aware of the above issues, does Lam Sheng Kee International Group have any comment to make in response to this email? Can you confirm if any product supplied to Lam Sheng Kee International Group by Donggang Luyuan has been supplied to Weee! since August 2017?"