Africa, Agriculture, COVID-19, Europe, Food and Beverage, Health and Safety, Labor Supply Chains, Migrant Workers, Sub Saharan Africa
Labor conditions in the strawberry fields of Andalusia, Spain are harsh for all workers regardless of their nationality: Salaries below the minimum wage, unpaid overtime, long working hours without breaks, and exposure to dangerous agrochemicals without protection are among the issues experienced by workers. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased these workers’ vulnerability to labor exploitation and creates even greater, possibly lethal, health risks.
Agriculture, COVID-19, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Health and Safety, Labor Supply Chains, Manufacturing, Migrant Workers, Transportation and Logistics
Verité has identified a number of factors that increase workers’ vulnerability to becoming victims of human trafficking, all of which will likely worsen during and after the COVID-19 crisis, including poverty, inequality, political instability, conflict, crime/violence, and tightening of restrictions on immigration.
Agriculture, Central America, Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Human Rights, raw materials, Worker Empowerment
Verité is excited to launch a major new program in Mexico to promote and protect labor rights more effectively in the sugarcane sector. SENDEROS will combine intensive rights training and grievance mechanisms for workers with closely coordinated efforts with both the Mexican government and the private sector to create a new approach to labor rights enforcement in a sector that has long experienced poor working conditions.
Agriculture, Human Rights, Labor Supply Chains, Migrant Workers, Worker Empowerment
Coalition Letter of Support for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act | Responsible Investment and the Labor Question | A More Sustainable Supply Chain | New Database Shows Almost Half of Countries Don’t Criminalize Slavery | Promoting Fair and Effective Labor Migration Policies in Agriculture and Rural Areas
Agriculture, Central America, Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Human Rights, raw materials, Verité, Worker Empowerment
Verité announces major new project to improve adherence to international labor standards in Mexican agriculture.
