Workers in the same supply chain view uncertainty through risk, luck, or destiny.

The brown shrimp supply chain connects European fishers, factory managers, and Moroccan peelers. Each group handles uncertainty differently. Dutch fishers rely on the idea of luck to cope with unpredictable catches at sea. Factory managers in Europe use risk management to try to control volatile market shifts. Meanwhile, Moroccan workers peeling the shrimp lean on destiny to face precarious, unstable conditions. These different views shape the ethics and daily experience of work across the global economy.

Why it matters

A single product connects people across continents whose daily work lives look completely different. Understanding how managers and laborers make sense of their uncertain futures shows the human side of global trade.

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