7 Nis 2025
Complaint against Ahold Delhaize on Violations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct
Özet
Date Reported: 7 Nis 2025
Lokasyon: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Şirketler
Hannaford (part of Ahold Delhaize) - Other Value Chain Entity , Ahold Delhaize - Parent Company , Dairy Farmers of America - Other Value Chain Entity , Navex - Other Value Chain Entity , Agri-Mark - Other Value Chain EntityDiğer
Not Reported ( Tarım ve hayvancılık ) - EmployerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Lokasyon bilinmiyor , Tarım ve hayvancılık , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Gözdağı verme ve tehditler , İfade özgürlüğünün engellenmesi , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Zorla çalıştırma ve modern kölelik , İlaçlara erişim , Dismissal , Occupational Health & Safety , Harassment (other than sexual) , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Dayak ve şiddet , Denial of leave , Yemek hakkı , Yaralanmalar , Irk/etnik/kast/köken ayrımcılığı , Minimum Wage , Wage TheftYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre & Journalists
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Action taken: Portland Press Herald reported that Hannaford is reviewing its dairy supply chain for human rights violations following concerns raised by activists. The review will be “overseen” by a third-party auditor, Enact. The review began days before Migrant Justice filed its complaint. The company said it “appreciates” Migrant Justice raising the issues, so that it can “learn what may or may not be happening”. In May 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ahold Delhaize, HP Hood, Dairy Farmers of America and Navex to respond to the reporting. It also invited Ahold Delhaize to additionally disclose steps it has taken to investigate and remedy workers for the abuses reported; and to disclose any human rights due diligence it undertakes before its subsidiaries enter into contracts with suppliers and when monitoring working conditions at suppliers. Responses from Ahold Delhaize, HP Hood Agri-Mark, and Navex can be read in full in the story. Dairy Farmers of America did not respond. In May 2026, Ahold Delhaize reportedly agreed to mediation after the OECD complaint moved forward.
Source type: NGO
Özet
Date Reported: 7 Nis 2025
Lokasyon: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Şirketler
Ahold Delhaize - Parent Company , Hannaford (part of Ahold Delhaize) - BuyerDiğer
Not Reported ( Tarım ve hayvancılık ) - EmployerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Lokasyon bilinmiyor , Tarım ve hayvancılık , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre & Journalists
Story containing response: (Find out more)
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Portland Press Herald reported that Hannaford is reviewing its dairy supply chain for human rights violations following concerns raised by activists. The review will be “overseen” by a third-party auditor, Enact. The review began days before Migrant Justice filed its complaint. The company said it “appreciates” Migrant Justice raising the issues, so that it can “learn what may or may not be happening”. In May 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ahold Delhaize to respond to the reporting. It also invited Ahold Delhaize to additionally disclose steps it has taken to investigate and remedy workers for the abuses reported; and to disclose any human rights due diligence it undertakes before its subsidiaries enter into contracts with suppliers and when monitoring working conditions at suppliers. Ahold Delhaize's response can be read in full in the story. In May 2026, Ahold Delhaize reportedly agreed to mediation after the OECD complaint moved forward.
Source type: NGO
Özet
Date Reported: 7 Nis 2025
Lokasyon: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Şirketler
Hannaford (part of Ahold Delhaize) - Employer , Ahold Delhaize - Parent CompanyEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Lokasyon bilinmiyor , Tarım ve hayvancılık , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre & Journalists
Story containing response: (Find out more)
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Portland Press Herald reported that Hannaford is reviewing its dairy supply chain for human rights violations following concerns raised by activists. The review will be “overseen” by a third-party auditor, Enact. The review began days before Migrant Justice filed its complaint. The company said it “appreciates” Migrant Justice raising the issues, so that it can “learn what may or may not be happening”. In May 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ahold Delhaize to respond to the reporting. It also invited Ahold Delhaize to additionally disclose steps it has taken to investigate and remedy workers for the abuses reported; and to disclose any human rights due diligence it undertakes before its subsidiaries enter into contracts with suppliers and when monitoring working conditions at suppliers. Ahold Delhaize's response can be read in full in the story. In May 2026, Ahold Delhaize reportedly agreed to mediation after the OECD complaint moved forward.
Source type: NGO
Özet
Date Reported: 7 Nis 2025
Lokasyon: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Şirketler
Ahold Delhaize - Parent Company , Hannaford (part of Ahold Delhaize) - BuyerDiğer
Not Reported ( Tarım ve hayvancılık ) - EmployerEtkilenenler
Total individuals affected: Sayı bilinmiyor
Göçmen ve göçmen işçiler: ( Sayı bilinmiyor - Lokasyon bilinmiyor , Tarım ve hayvancılık , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Meseleler
Gözdağı verme ve tehditler , Wage Theft , Minimum Wage , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Precarious/Unsuitable Living ConditionsYanıt
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre & Journalists
Story containing response: (Find out more)
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Portland Press Herald reported that Hannaford is reviewing its dairy supply chain for human rights violations following concerns raised by activists. The review will be “overseen” by a third-party auditor, Enact. The review began days before Migrant Justice filed its complaint. The company said it “appreciates” Migrant Justice raising the issues, so that it can “learn what may or may not be happening”. In May 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ahold Delhaize to respond to the reporting. It also invited Ahold Delhaize to additionally disclose steps it has taken to investigate and remedy workers for the abuses reported; and to disclose any human rights due diligence it undertakes before its subsidiaries enter into contracts with suppliers and when monitoring working conditions at suppliers. Ahold Delhaize's response can be read in full in the story. In May 2026, Ahold Delhaize reportedly agreed to mediation after the OECD complaint moved forward.
Source type: NGO
...The following complaint highlights the grave human rights violations in the supply chain of Ahold Delhaize and calls on the National Contact Point (NCP) to address the company’s failure to align with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. It does so by the way of the following chapters.
Chapter 6 of the complaint outlines the relationships within the supply chain, identifying Ahold Delhaize as the parent company of Hannaford, which obtains dairy products from farms associated with human rights violations…
Chapter 7 details violations of internationally recognized human rights instruments occurring on dairy farms within Ahold Delhaize’s supply chain…
Chapter 8 offers a detailed account of how Ahold Delhaize has failed to meet its due diligence obligations under the OECD Guidelines, including its failure to disclose relevant documents to both the public and the employees…
Chapter 9 discusses Ahold Delhaize's refusal to join the Milk with Dignity Program, a proven initiative that enhances labor rights and transparency in the dairy supply chain…
Lastly, Chapter 10 establishes the Complainant’s expectations and urges the National Contact Point to engage directly with Ahold Delhaize to address its lack of alignment with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises…