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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.

Promoting Ethical Recruitment in the Coffee Sector of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Agriculture, Ethical Recruitment, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Labor Supply Chains, raw materials, Recruitment, South America

Verité research has found that the use of labor brokers (including village-level agents, recruiters, labor contractors, and crew leaders) is widespread throughout the Latin American coffee sector, including in Brazil.

What We’re Talking About in October

Apparel, Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Seafood

U.S. Bans Imports from Malaysian Palm Oil Company FGV | 187 UN Member States Ratify Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labor | Seafood Working Group Relaunches with New Advisory Body | Union Busting and Unfair Dismissals: Garment Workers During COVID-19 | Brazil Court Rules in Favor of Anti-Slavery “Dirty List”

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.

The COFFEE Project Launches in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

Agriculture, Central America, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Labor Supply Chains, raw materials, South America

With funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (USDOL-ILAB), Verité is launching the three-year Cooperation On Fair, Free, Equitable Employment (COFFEE) Project. The project involves the creation of a robust compliance system and toolkit on improving labor conditions in the coffee sector, as well as trainings and guidance on implementation of the toolkit.