Correspondence
Email sent to the contact address for Links Korea.
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 – Dandong Taifeng Foodstuff. We have uncovered evidence that Dandong Taifeng Foodstuff 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 Dandong Taifeng’s factory in Liaoning, China, as recently as 2023. Trade records seen by The Outlaw Ocean Project show that Links Korea Co. Ltd. was the consignee for multiple shipments of seafood from Dandong Taifeng since December 2019. While we understand that you may not be aware of the above issues, does Links Korea Co. Ltd. have any comment to make in response to this email?"