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Headline/Title: Thai Shrimp Industry Exploits Workers to Whet Global Appetite for Cheap Shrimp Date: Sept 20, 2012 Source:* *PBS NewsHour Link: http://to.pbs.org/SgCY0a Summary: (this is a 7 minute video) 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.

*Author:* Steve Sapienza