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Commentary: Brands are abandoning Fair Trade in favour of in-house certification schemes
Author: Samanth Subramanian, The Guardian
"Is fair trade finished?", 23 July 2019 ...
- Related in-depth areas: Beyond Social Auditing Supply chain
- Related companies: Barry Callebaut Cargill McDonald's Mondelēz International Nestlé Sainsbury's Starbucks
Kenyans lodge appeal with UK Supreme Court in Unilever negligence case
Author: RFI (France)
Some 218 Kenyans have lodged an appeal with Britain’s Supreme Court after the London-based corporate giant Unilever had their court case overturned. The Kenyans are claiming damages for alleged inadequate security deadly during post-election violence ...
- Related stories: Unilever lawsuit (re ethnic violence in Kenya)
- Related companies: Unilever
Commentary: Parent companies soon to be unable to claim immunity from subsidiaries’ liabilities
Author: Julius Melnitzer, Financial Post (Canada)
"Why parent companies may soon be unable to claim immunity from their subsidiary's liabilities", 23 Jun 2019...
- Related stories: Vedanta Resources lawsuit (re water contamination, Zambia)
- Related in-depth areas: Blogs & commentaries Latest Legal News
- Related companies: Chevron Hudbay Minerals Royal Dutch / Shell (see Shell) Tahoe Resources (part of Pan American Silver) Unilever Vedanta Resources
Kenya: Locals to seek UN's intervention to investigate alleged historical injustices by tea firms
Author: Nyabega Gisesa, Daily Nation (Kenya)
"Kipsigis, Talai seek UN's help to fight tea firms"...
- Related in-depth areas: Agriculture Land Rights & Displacements
- Related companies: Del Monte Foods James Finlay (part of Swire) Kakuzi Unilever
Nepal: Minister promises minimum wage to tea workers
Author: Bhim Chapagain, My Republica, Nepal
"Labor and employment minister promises minimum wage to tea laborers in Ilam", 18 May, 2019...
- Related companies: Nepal Tea Development Corporation Ltd (NTDC) (Triveni Group)
Kenya: Experts warn over continued use of weed killers linked to cancer
Author: Barnabas Bii, EastAfrican (Kenya)
"Experts warn over continued use of weed killers linked to cancer"...
- Related in-depth areas: Agriculture
Africa: ILO project to accelerate elimination of child labour in tea & coffee supply chains
Author: Lily Kampani, Malawi News Agency
"Africa: ILO Sets Out to Eradicate Child Labour in Africa"...
- Related in-depth areas: Agriculture Child labour Labour rights Supply chain
Sri Lanka: Fairtrade & Rainforest Alliance investigate after illegal wage deductions exposed at certified tea plantations; Incl. co. comments
Author: Lisa Fuller, Thomson Reuters Foundation
"EXCLUSIVE-Tea label giants vow probe after Sri Lanka labour abuse expose", 27 March 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Beyond Social Auditing
- Related companies: Tetley (part of Tata Tea) Twinings (part of Associated British Foods) Unilever
Norway's government pension fund announces risk-based divestments; companies invited to respond
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global recently divested its investment from some companies on the basis that they "impose substantial costs on other companies and society as a whole and so are not long-term sustainable."...