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Starkist’s tuna plant in American Samoa suffers labor shortages

'StarKist is hiring almost every week, but we are not getting the employment numbers needed' -- StarKist Samoa director Jason Kim

By Undercurrent News | March 19, 2021 09:27 GMT
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Tuna canner Starkist, which is owned by South Korea's Dongwon Industries, is struggling with a shortage of labor at its plant in Pago Pago, American Samoa, reports Samoa News [...]

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