Open Society Justice Initiative: Child Slavery Suit Before Supreme Court to Decide U.S. Companies' Liability in Human Rights Abuses
December 02, 2020
December 02, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (TNSRes) -- The Open Society Justice Initiative issued the following news release:
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the consolidated case of Nestle USA and Cargill v. Doe. The case stems from two lawsuits brought by former child slaves who allege that they were trafficked from Mali to work on cacao farms in Cote d'Ivoire, where they labored without pay for twelve to fourteen hours a day, were provided minimal food and shelter, and subjected to p . . .
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the consolidated case of Nestle USA and Cargill v. Doe. The case stems from two lawsuits brought by former child slaves who allege that they were trafficked from Mali to work on cacao farms in Cote d'Ivoire, where they labored without pay for twelve to fourteen hours a day, were provided minimal food and shelter, and subjected to p . . .