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Loser of the last quarter (Q3-2015): Costco

Supply Chain Movement

An investigation conducted by The Guardian newspaper revealed that countless men from Myanmar (Burma) and Cambodia are sold as slaves to the Thai fishing sector. The men are kept virtually imprisoned on boats where they are forced to catch fish which are then ground up into fish meal and fed to farmed shrimps.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

The canal would primarily help Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, and Vietnam because their maritime trade would have more pronounced time and cost savings while shipment. Shipping lines using the canal must weigh the advantages of faster passage times against the cost of the tolls.

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