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Thai Shrimp Industry Exploits Workers to Satisfy Global Appetite

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America's appetite for inexpensive shrimp from Southeast Asia is growing, but at what cost? In...

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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.

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