First-of-its-kind lawsuit alleges human trafficking by San Diego’s Bumble Bee Seafoods
San Diego-based canned tuna giant Bumble Bee Seafoods has known for years that fishing vessels in its supply fleet used ...
Bumble Bee Foods Accused of Failure to Prevent Human Trafficking
Four Indonesian villagers who worked on Bumble Bee Foods LLC longline fishing vessels sued the company for failing to prevent ...
Landmark lawsuit alleges California canned tuna giant benefits from human trafficking
California-headquartered tuna brand Bumble Bee Foods has knowingly profited from forced labor on its suppliers’ fishing vessels for years, alleges a lawsuit filed in San Diego County federal court on ...
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Indonesian fishers sue Bumble Bee alleging instances of forced labor
A group of four fishermen from Indonesia, co-counseled by attorneys for NGO Greenpeace USA, have sued Bumble Bee Foods, ...
Indonesian fishermen sue Bumble Bee and say the canned tuna giant knew of abuse in its supply chain
Lawyers representing four Indonesian fishermen say they were beaten and trapped on vessels that were part of the global ...
4 Indonesians Sue San Diego's Bumble Bee Seafood, Alleging Forced Labor
Citing violations of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act in 2000, the men represented by Greenpeace and a lawyer ...
Fishermen allege abuse, demand change from Bumble Bee Foods
The lawsuit alleges that Bumble Bee was aware of or should have been aware of the abusive conditions on vessels supplying tuna to the company.
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Fishermen sue Bumble Bee, claim canned tuna giant knew of abuse in its supply chain
The law allows foreigners who suffered from human trafficking to sue U.S. businesses that knew or should have known that they were profiting from forced labor. Bumble Bee did not immediately ...