COFFEE Project Pilot Projects Launch in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

COFFEE Project Pilot Projects Launch in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

Agriculture, Central America, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Labor Supply Chains, Latin America, Migrant Workers, South America

As part of Verité’s ongoing work to improve labor practices in the Latin American coffee sector under the U.S. Department of Labor-funded Cooperation on Fair, Free, Equitable Employment (COFFEE) Project, this year we are launching pilot projects in three key coffee producing countries — Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.

What We’re Talking About in July

What We’re Talking About in July

Agriculture, China, Corporate Social Responsibility, Discrimination, Diversity, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Human Rights, Labor Supply Chains, Manufacturing, Migrant Workers, raw materials

Why Saying “Black” With a Capital B Isn’t Enough | A Response to Verité’s Report Into the Challenges for Workers in the Coffee Industry Due to COVID-19 | US Government Issues Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory | Amid Virus Crisis, U.S. Bars Imports of Malaysia’s Top Glove Over Labor Issues

Case Study: African Migrants in the Strawberry Fields and Greenhouses of Spain during the Pandemic

Case Study: African Migrants in the Strawberry Fields and Greenhouses of Spain during the Pandemic

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.

2019: A Year of Impact, Achievement, and Optimism

2019: A Year of Impact, Achievement, and Optimism

Africa, Agriculture, Apparel, Asia, Central America, Child Labor, Civil Society, Compensation and Hours, Corporate Social Responsibility, Financial Sector, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Human Rights, Labor Supply Chains, Latin America, Living Wages, Manufacturing, Middle East, Migrant Workers, Modern Slavery, Partnership, raw materials, Recruitment, Seafood, South America, Southeast Asia, Technology, Verité, Worker Empowerment

While we are humbled by the great deal more we need to accomplish, we are proud of what we have been able to achieve this past year. Please join us in a review of selected notable projects from 2019.