Correspondence
Email sent to the contact address for Sierra Trading.
The email said: "I’m writing to you in light of our latest investigation, which concerns the Chinese squid fishing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between a company engaged in abuses and a supplier in your supply chain - Rongcheng Guangrun Aquatic Food.
Rongcheng Guangrun Aquatic Food is owned by Shandong Bodelong Group. Bodelong Group vessels have fished illegally in the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans, and have disembarked at least two dead deckhands in the Port of Montevideo, in 2016 and 2019. One vessel also disembarked an ill deckhand in Montevideo in 2020 who had symptoms of beriberi, a sign of severe neglect.
Does Sierra Trading have any comment or statement to make in light of the above information? Please respond to this email by close of business July 18, 2023."