How “fair trade” labels help corporations hide exploitation
By Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United
| January 21, 2024 News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Forced labor How “fair trade” labels help corporations hide exploitation in Mexico In the idyllic aisles of U.S. supermarkets, labels like “responsibly grown, ” “farmworker-assured,” and “fair-trade certified” adorn fruits and vegetables, masking the harsh realities faced by Mexican workers who harvest them including wage theft, sexual harassment, retaliation, and even forced labor. Read more… |
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| Child slavery Slaughterhouse found guilty of migrant teen’s death fined $200,000 A Mississippi meat processing plant, Mar-Jac Poultry, was found responsible for the death of a 16-year-old migrant worker who sustained fatal injuries when he was sucked into a deboning machine. The company has been fined over $200,000 in penalties as a consequence of being found responsible for the child’s death. Read more… |
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| Forced marriage Selling your daughter to survive: the plight of Afghan forced marriage Heartbreaking stories reveal the devastating impact of forced child marriages on vulnerable Afghan children. In the face of extreme poverty, parents, grappling with financial desperation, are compelled to sell their daughters, some as young as six, to survive. Read more… |
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