Maya Martin

Apr 10, 2024 | theoutlawocean.substack.com | Jake Conley |Ian Urbina |Maya Martin

In 2015, dozens of trafficked Burmese migrants, most of them women, were found captive in shrimp peeling sheds in Thailand, a country that for much of the prior decade had been the preferred supplier for major Western supermarkets. India emerged to fill the void, with help from its government which bolstered subsidies and loosened laws restricting foreign investment.