Correspondence
Email sent to the media team at the Monolith Group.
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.
We have uncovered evidence that the Chinese company Dandong Yuanyi Refined Seafoods used North Korean labor after the December 2019 deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under United Nations sanctions. Dandong Yuanyi supplies squid products to the Monolith Group’s Ikroff range. Does the Monolith Group have any comment to make in light of the above information? Please respond to this email by close of business June 22, 2023."
Email sent to The Monolith Group's headquarters, saying: "We contacted you on June 16, 2023, regarding our ongoing investigation into China’s seafood processing industry. In that email, we said we had uncovered evidence that the Chinese company Dandong Yuanyi Refined Seafoods 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 showed North Korean labor at Dandong Yuanyi’s factory as recently as 2022. According to our research, Dandong Yuanyi has supplied dried squid products to the Monolith Group’s Ikroff range. While we understand that you may not be aware of the above issues, does Monolith have any comment to make in response to this email?"