Shareholders in Archer Daniels Midland and members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility welcomed the company’s announcement...today that it had formally adopted a human rights statement...[The] shareholders [had] requested a comprehensive sustainable agriculture policy that in addition to...requests around best...practices for water, GHG [greenhouse gas] emission reductions, and nutrient management, included provisions...[on] the human rights of workers throughout ADM’s supply chain. The company...[adopted] a Respect for Human Rights statement with policies for fair wages, safe working conditions, freedom of association, and ethical recruitment standards...As a result...the shareholders withdrew their resolution. The practice of paying recruitment fees is widespread in the agricultural sector where migrant labor is prevalent and the risks of...abuses, including modern day slavery, are more pronounced.