Palm oil production often relies on forced labour and other modern forms of slavery. Even those plantation and mill workers not subject to forced labour face harsh working conditions and challenges to basic human and labour rights. The Free and Fair Labour Principles (“Principles”) and corresponding Implementation Guidance (“Guidance”) is intended to support and advance the ongoing dialogue on responsible palm oil by providing a common point of reference on what constitutes free and fair labour in palm oil production.
With the persistent reality of COVID-19 virus resurgence, our nation’s policymakers have turned their attention to making investments that strengthen the resilience of our families, communities, and the national infrastructure in the face of inevi...Read More
Human trafficking thrives in crises contexts. Humanitarian crisis such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013/14 and the 2015 earthquake in Nepal demonstrated how trafficking trends can quickly emerge and increase in the days following devasta...Read More
This document calls on businesses to prohibit worker document retention and gives best practice guidance.
To find out more about how the SII has been experienced, the Expert Review gathered information from two surveys and 10 interviews with key stakeholders. There were 14 SSO (all US-based) and 10 FI survey respondents (seven US, two Canada, and on...Read More
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