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The global fishing industry is not only stripping our environment, it is abusing workers too…
Many are aware of the adverse environmental effects, but what about the effects on humans–abuse by low to no pay, control through fear, false promises, coercion, etc. The US and Environmental Justice Foundation–EJF–estimates that 90+ percent of all workers on Thai boats are illegal migrant workers from Cambodia and Burma and many are treated as slave labor.
As wildfires cause devastation across Los Angeles, many are praising the brave wildfire workforce on the front lines battling the flames. Yet what many do not realize is that 30% of that workforce are incarcerated individuals, a group relied upon for decades to bolster firefighting efforts, yet not afforded the same rights and dignity as non-incarcerated workers. Their involvement highlights California's recent vote not to amend their constitution to
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