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.
Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Gender Discrimination, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Migrant Workers
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children | New Resource Maps Supply Chains for Pandemic-Fighting Products | ITUC’s Global Rights Index for 2020 Has Been Released
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.
