Monday, July 2, 2012

Daily Digest 02/07/12: Wal-Mart; Alaskan salmon; seaweed

Hello, 

Welcome to the week.  Have a read of these stories...
  • US supermarket giant Wal-Mart is under pressure to drop a seafood supplier accused of mistreating workers.  CJ Seafood, Louisiana allegedly forced workers to work up to 24 hours at a time with no overtime pay, locked them in the work facility and threatened to beat them.  An online petition has attracted 130,000 signatures on Change.com.  Read more...
  • American Fisheries Society releases report into stockeye salmon escapement in Alaska.  Read more...
  • Fishermen in Palawan, Philippines are learning to grown seaweed in bid to diversify their income and protect the waters they farm in.  Read more...
What do you think...
Walmart
Walmart (Photo credit: matteson.norman)

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