Thai Shrimp Industry Exploits Workers to Sell Cheap Shrimp

Name: Thai Shrimp Industry Exploits Workers to Sell Cheap Shrimp
Uploaded: 2012-09-20T22:30:00Z
Duration: P423S
Description: The world, especially the U.S., wants cheap shrimp. For the $1 billion plus shrimping industry in Thailand, fulfilling this desire comes at the expense of workers. Special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports on the abusive working conditions in the Thai shrimping industry, including corruption, human trafficking and violence.

Clip: 09/20/2012 | 7m 3s

The world, especially the U.S., wants cheap shrimp. For the $1 billion plus shrimping industry in Thailand, fulfilling this desire comes at the expense of workers. Special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports on the abusive working conditions in the Thai shrimping industry, including corruption, human trafficking and violence.

Aired: 09/20/12

Rating: NR

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