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Benedict has narrated a video for the Guardian about the horrible conditions of modern slave labourers in Thailand (please read warning if you are very sensitive):
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Yes, but slavery is soooo long ago - and so far away. Isn't it? And what can we do? Nothing, right? *irony off*
Last edited by Mattlocked (June 10, 2014 3:07 pm)
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I feel so sick now.
Having just seen 12 Years a Slave... this is just sick.
I'm glad Ben gave his voice to this, everyone should know about this, this can't happen!
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It is truly appalling isn't it. As Steve McQueen said at the Oscar ceremony, slavery is very much alive today.
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I rarely buy prawns but today I did... but not before I had checked the labels thorgoughly to find it weren't fished in Thailand, but in the Northsea...
I still felt a bit guilty for buying them, I mean who's to say they didn't use that fishmeal...
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It's almost beyond belief
I hope this story reaches enough people to make a difference.
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Modern day slavery is just one of the curses to blight our world.
Humans can be horribly cruel tio each other.
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This must have been what he was visiting The Guardian earlier for, perhaps? That'll explain why he didn't want any pics or anything like that. Highly serious subject.
I got so far with this before I had to switch off. It disgusted me. I like prawns, but I'll never eat one again unless I am absolutely sure where it's coming from. Poor people. Poor, poor people.
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I'm vegetarian anyway...which I like to think stops me supporting some animal/human horrors.
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This just adds fuel to the 'you get what you pay for' and until the shoppers stop buying cheap (and I totally understand about financial pressures!) the manufacturers and suppliers won't do anything about it. Disappointed in the Co-operative who I always thought were ethical providers.
Also concerned about feeding fish (trash) to fish.
Cause for thought and I wonder whether it would have reached such a wide audience if Benedict hadn't lent his voice...
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