The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Dec. 7, edition that two human-rights organizations are urging Ottawa to impose sanctions on seven Chinese business entities, citing evidence that they are responsible for "gross violations" of human rights committed against Uighur workers in China's seafood industry. The Globe's Tavia Grant and Lindsay Jones writes that a written submission sent to Global Affairs Canada on Thursday by the two groups, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and the Human Rights Action Group, says imposing sanctions would send a message to the Chinese companies, and to the Canadian importers doing business with them, that products made using Uighur forced labour will not be allowed to enter the Canadian market. The submission is based on findings by The Outlaw Ocean Project, a journalism non-profit. The project's recent investigation found that at least 10 large seafood companies in China have used more than 1,000 Uighur workers since 2018. Seafood from these plants, the investigation found, was purchased by major North American importers -- including Nova Scotia-based High Liner Foods. High Liner has since cut ties with a seafood plant in China that is alleged to have used Uighur labour.