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Nestlé admits slave labour risk on Brazil coffee plantations
by rd95

    Nestlé has admitted slave labour in its supply chain of other products, including cat food that sources seafood from Thailand. That the company is now also admitting to forced labour in the coffee industry is a good sign, said Aidan McQuade, director of Anti-Slavery International.

    “Finding slavery in the agricultural supply chains of global food giants isn’t surprising, even in Brazil whose government has made considerable efforts to tackle forced labour.

    “However, Nestlé’s confirmation of their purchase from the two plantations in question is more positive, indicative perhaps of a growing tendency towards greater transparency in their supply chain and more attention to human rights.”