"Ghost Farms and Coffee Laundering": How Labor Violations Enter Starbucks' and Nestlé's Chinese Coffee Supply Chain
Author
China Labor Watch
Abstract
[Excerpt] This report details labor conditions on coffee farms in Yunnan Province based on three undercover field investigations, which found substantial abuses in Starbucks’ and Nestlé’s supply chains, especially affecting Indigenous communities. These abuses violated the terms of both companies’ certification schemes, namely C.A.F.E. Practices that is run by Conservation International for Starbucks, and 4C which Nestlé uses.
Date Issued
2024
Publisher
China Labor Watch
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report
