[9] The Signals Network represents whistleblower Joshua Farinella, a former general manager at Choice Canning Company’s shrimp processing factory in India, who disclosed evidence of food safety, labor and human rights abuses.
[11] The case drew significant attention, with the House Committee on Natural Resources requesting access to Farinella’s evidence and two congressmembers urging President Joe Biden to halt shrimp imports from India.
This case highlights broader concerns, as reports reveal widespread human rights and environmental abuses in India’s shrimp industry, alongside minimal FDA testing of imports.
The letter set out The Signals Network’s concerns about the failure of the Committee to follow the recently passed European Directive on Whistleblowing and to take into account the impact of the proposed format on MacGann.
[19][20] The Signals Network coordinated the logistics of the media partners’ collaboration on publishing an investigation into the working conditions at the Chinese technology company Huawei.
The controversial telecoms giant, which has been classed as a national security threat by the US government, stated in its HR handbook that Chinese employees who have married Europeans or applied for citizenship must leave Europe “as soon as possible”, or be sacked from the company altogether.