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Toronto Star

Inside the factories that make your clothes

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered unprecedented levels of poverty, indebtedness and exploitative conditions in the garment industry, according to the findings of a joint Toronto Star/Global Reporting Centre investigation in collaboration with researchers from the University of Sheffield.

Photo: EYERUSALEM JIREGNA / Toronto Star

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Photo: Provided by Kwabena Adu Koranteng

September 20 2022

China’s capture of Ghana’s fishing industry threatening food security

Ghanian journalist Kwabena Adu Koranteng and researcher Alassane Samba look at how Chinese proliferation in Ghana’s fishing industry is threatening food security in the region. This story is a result of the Hidden Costs Academic-Journalism Collaboration Grant. Read the story here.

Photo: Philippe Le Billon/CBC News

June 4 2022

To fight illegal fishing in the Galapagos, Ecuador turns to new technology

CBC’s Chris Arsenault and UBC researcher Philippe Le Billon teamed up to investigate how Ecuador is combating illegal fishing in their biodiverse waters. This story is a result of the Hidden Costs Academic-Journalism Collaboration Grant. Read the story here.


  • Supply Chains / series

    The fish you (don’t know you) eat

    Twenty-five percent of fish caught in the ocean don’t land on our plates. They’re churned into fishmeal, which is used to feed farmed fish. But what are the true costs of this process?

    Students of the Global Reporting Program travelled to China, Peru and West Africa—key locations in the global fishmeal industry—to find out.

    Winner of the DPA for best editorial package.

Supply Chains / Podcast

America’s digital dumping ground

Reveal

What happens to your old electronics? They might not end up where you expect. In this podcast we trace the global trail of America’s electronic castoffs. Published in partnership with the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal.

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