USA: Federal court orders co providing employees to work at Kraft Foods plant to pay disabled workers $165,402 in back wages & damages

Author: United States Department of Labor

A federal court has ordered a South Carolina company providing laborers to a turkey processing plant to pay four disabled workers $165,402 in back wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the...

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Engage the Chain: an investor's guide on agricultural supply chain risk

Author: Ceres

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Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Key Findings Report 2017

Author: Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Limited (CHRB Ltd)

The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Key Findings Report was released 13 Mar 17....

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Migrant workers in agricultural supply chains: Companies must act on recruitment, worker voice and traceability

Author: Annabel Short, Deputy Director, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

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KnowTheChain: Ranking of 20 food & beverage companies on efforts to address forced labour in the supply chain

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Luxembourg: Tribunal finds Luxleaks whistleblower guilty of theft & violation of professional secrecy laws

Author: Simon Bowers, Guardian (UK)

"LuxLeaks whistleblower avoids jail after guilty verdict", 29 Jun 2016...

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