AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTuna Supply Chain: A Global Labor Justice report, based on interviews with 92 Indonesian migrant fishers, alleges forced labor in StarKist’s supply chain, including withheld food and wages and delayed medical care. Forest Resilience: A $2.8 million University of Hawaiʻi–U.S. Forest Service partnership will fund a forestry extension agent serving American Samoa; applications open today, with work expected to begin by May 2027. Shipping Costs: Swire Shipping will raise emergency fuel surcharges on Pacific freight from Nov. 15, increasing charges for standard containers and refrigerated cargo. Fishing Leadership: The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is seeking a new executive director, ending Kitty Simonds’ tenure, which began in 1983. Seabed Mining: A federal judge is weighing a challenge to the American Samoa lease sale, but may not rule before the Nov. 19 auction. Separately, a proposed Senate permitting bill could make existing mining approvals harder to revoke. Construction: American Samoa’s zoning board rejected CTC’s application to move its construction-material sales and production operations to Tula, leaving the company without approval for a new site.
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