24 Апр 2025
USA: 8 Brazilian workers sue Starbucks over alleged forced labour by company's supplier
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Date Reported: 24 Апр 2025
Местонахождение: Бразилия
Компании
Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores de Guaxupé (Cooxupé) - Supplier , Fazienda Piedade - Employer , Starbucks - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 2 - Бразилия , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Men , Documented migrants )Темы
Доступ к внесудебным средствам правовой защиты , Запугивание и угрозы , Торговля людьми , Нестабильные/неподходящие условия жизни , Долговая кабала , Кража зарплатыОтвет
Ответы запрошены: да, по Journalist
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Принятые меры: A Starbucks spokesperson said: “The cornerstone of our approach to buying coffee is Coffee and Farmer Equity (Cafe) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first set of ethical sourcing standards when it launched in 2004 and is continuously improved. “Developed in collaboration with Conservation International, Cafe Practices is a verification program that measures farms against economic, social, and environmental criteria, all designed to promote transparent, profitable, and sustainable coffee growing practices while also protecting the well-being of coffee farmers and workers, their families, and their communities.”
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Date Reported: 24 Апр 2025
Местонахождение: Бразилия
Компании
Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores de Guaxupé (Cooxupé) - Supplier , Corrego do Jacu Farm - Employer , Paquera Farm - Employer , Starbucks - BuyerДругое
Not Reported ( Сельское хозяйство и животноводство ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 8
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1 - Бразилия , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Men , Documented migrants )Темы
Торговля людьми , Принудительный труд , Детский труд , Воздействие жары , Охрана труда и безопасность , Разумное рабочее время и свободное время , Доступ к информации , Доступ к внесудебным средствам правовой защиты , Замена контракта , Разумное рабочее время и свободное время , Ограниченная мобильность , Травмы , Нестабильные/неподходящие условия жизни , Долговая кабала , Психическое здоровьеОтвет
Ответы запрошены: да, по Journalist
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Принятые меры: A Starbucks spokesperson said: “The cornerstone of our approach to buying coffee is Coffee and Farmer Equity (Cafe) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first set of ethical sourcing standards when it launched in 2004 and is continuously improved. “Developed in collaboration with Conservation International, Cafe Practices is a verification program that measures farms against economic, social, and environmental criteria, all designed to promote transparent, profitable, and sustainable coffee growing practices while also protecting the well-being of coffee farmers and workers, their families, and their communities.”
Вид источника: News outlet
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Date Reported: 24 Апр 2025
Местонахождение: Бразилия
Компании
Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores de Guaxupé (Cooxupé) - Supplier , Coqueiros Farm - Employer , Starbucks - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бразилия , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Men , Documented migrants )Темы
Запугивание и угрозы , Кража зарплаты , Долговая кабала , Торговля людьми , Принудительный труд , Ограниченная мобильность , Доступ к внесудебным средствам правовой защиты , Охрана труда и безопасность , Воздействие жары , Нестабильные/неподходящие условия жизни , Разумное рабочее время и свободное времяОтвет
Ответы запрошены: да, по Journalist
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Принятые меры: The Ministry of Labor found that the coffee plantation was responsible for trafficking John Does II and III and forcing them to work under “slavery-like” conditions. ADERE publicly named Starbucks as largely responsible for the system of trafficking and forced labor in Brazil’s coffee sector. ADERE later received threats due to its report that exposed Starbucks. ADERE does not know specifically who made the threats, but they only occurred after ADERE exposed Starbucks. A Starbucks spokesperson said: “The cornerstone of our approach to buying coffee is Coffee and Farmer Equity (Cafe) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first set of ethical sourcing standards when it launched in 2004 and is continuously improved. “Developed in collaboration with Conservation International, Cafe Practices is a verification program that measures farms against economic, social, and environmental criteria, all designed to promote transparent, profitable, and sustainable coffee growing practices while also protecting the well-being of coffee farmers and workers, their families, and their communities.”
Вид источника: News outlet
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Date Reported: 24 Апр 2025
Местонахождение: Бразилия
Компании
Facienda Boa Vista - Employer , Starbucks - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1 - Бразилия , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Men , Documented migrants )Темы
Торговля людьми , Принудительный труд , Болезнь , Долговая кабала , Доступ к лекарствам , Отказ в отпуске , Нестабильные/неподходящие условия жизни , Психическое здоровьеОтвет
Ответы запрошены: да, по Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: A Starbucks spokesperson said: “The cornerstone of our approach to buying coffee is Coffee and Farmer Equity (Cafe) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first set of ethical sourcing standards when it launched in 2004 and is continuously improved. “Developed in collaboration with Conservation International, Cafe Practices is a verification program that measures farms against economic, social, and environmental criteria, all designed to promote transparent, profitable, and sustainable coffee growing practices while also protecting the well-being of coffee farmers and workers, their families, and their communities.”
Вид источника: News outlet
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Date Reported: 24 Апр 2025
Местонахождение: Бразилия
Компании
Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores de Guaxupé (Cooxupé) - Supplier , São João Farm - Employer , Starbucks - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бразилия , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Гендер не указан , Documented migrants )Темы
Нищенская зарплата , Отказ в постоянных контрактах , Долговая кабала , Ограниченная мобильность , Кража зарплаты , Право на питание , Разумное рабочее время и свободное время , Нестабильные/неподходящие условия жизни , Доступ к воде , Торговля людьми , Принудительный труд , Охрана труда и безопасность , Психическое здоровьеОтвет
Ответы запрошены: да, по Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: A Starbucks spokesperson said: “The cornerstone of our approach to buying coffee is Coffee and Farmer Equity (Cafe) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first set of ethical sourcing standards when it launched in 2004 and is continuously improved. “Developed in collaboration with Conservation International, Cafe Practices is a verification program that measures farms against economic, social, and environmental criteria, all designed to promote transparent, profitable, and sustainable coffee growing practices while also protecting the well-being of coffee farmers and workers, their families, and their communities.”
Вид источника: News outlet
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Date Reported: 24 Апр 2025
Местонахождение: Бразилия
Компании
Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores de Guaxupé (Cooxupé) - Supplier , Facenda de Serra - Employer , Starbucks - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бразилия , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Гендер не указан , Documented migrants )Темы
Замена контракта , Нищенская зарплата , Разумное рабочее время и свободное время , Ограниченная мобильность , Разумное рабочее время и свободное время , Кража зарплаты , Доступ к внесудебным средствам правовой защиты , Торговля людьми , Принудительный труд , Отказ в постоянных контрактах , Социальное обеспечение , Сборы за найм персонала , Охрана труда и безопасность , Доступ к лекарствам , Доступ к воде , Право на питание , Психическое здоровьеОтвет
Ответы запрошены: да, по Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: the Ministry ordered the farmer to pay back wages to John Does VI, VII, and VIII and provide them with bus fare back to their home. A Starbucks spokesperson said: “The cornerstone of our approach to buying coffee is Coffee and Farmer Equity (Cafe) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first set of ethical sourcing standards when it launched in 2004 and is continuously improved. “Developed in collaboration with Conservation International, Cafe Practices is a verification program that measures farms against economic, social, and environmental criteria, all designed to promote transparent, profitable, and sustainable coffee growing practices while also protecting the well-being of coffee farmers and workers, their families, and their communities.”
Вид источника: News outlet
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Date Reported: 24 Апр 2025
Местонахождение: Бразилия
Компании
Cooperativa dos Cafeicultores de Guaxupé (Cooxupé) - Supplier , Sitio da Illha - Employer , Starbucks - BuyerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Бразилия , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Гендер не указан , Documented migrants )Темы
Работа и условияОтвет
Ответы запрошены: да, по Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: A Starbucks spokesperson said: “The cornerstone of our approach to buying coffee is Coffee and Farmer Equity (Cafe) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first set of ethical sourcing standards when it launched in 2004 and is continuously improved. “Developed in collaboration with Conservation International, Cafe Practices is a verification program that measures farms against economic, social, and environmental criteria, all designed to promote transparent, profitable, and sustainable coffee growing practices while also protecting the well-being of coffee farmers and workers, their families, and their communities.”
Вид источника: News outlet
Maria Kray, Canva Pro
“‘Morally repugnant’: Brazilian workers sue coffee supplier to Starbucks over ‘slavery-like conditions’”, 24 April 2025
“John” was just days from turning 16 when he was allegedly recruited to work on a Brazilian coffee farm that supplies the global coffeehouse chain Starbucks…
Unpaid and without protective equipment such as boots and gloves, he worked under a scorching sun from 5.30am to 6pm with only a 20-minute lunch break, until he was rescued in a raid by Brazilian authorities in June 2024.
The official report from that operation concluded that John had been subjected to “child labour in hazardous conditions”, and that he and other workers had been “trafficked and subjected to slavery-like conditions”.
This week, John and seven other Brazilian workers… filed a civil lawsuit in the US against Starbucks, with the support of International Rights Advocates (IRA), seeking financial compensation for the harm they allege to have suffered.
On Thursday, the NGO Coffee Watch also filed a complaint with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeking to “exclude coffee and coffee products produced ‘wholly or in part’ with forced labour in Brazil” from being imported by Starbucks and other major companies such as Nestlé, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Dunkin’, Illy and McDonald’s.
In Brazil, coffee farming is the economic sector with the highest number of workers rescued from conditions analogous to slavery…
A Starbucks spokesperson said: “The cornerstone of our approach to buying coffee is Coffee and Farmer Equity (Cafe) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first set of ethical sourcing standards when it launched in 2004 and is continuously improved.
“Developed in collaboration with Conservation International, Cafe Practices is a verification program that measures farms against economic, social, and environmental criteria, all designed to promote transparent, profitable, and sustainable coffee growing practices while also protecting the well-being of coffee farmers and workers, their families, and their communities.”