GWU Media Tip Sheet Starbucks and Nestle face scrutiny as new report highlights unethical labor practices
December 04, 2024
December 04, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- George Washington University issued the following news:
A new report out this week by the New York-based human rights group, China Labor Watch, finds coffee farms in Starbucks' and Nestle's supply chains in China are not living up to the multinationals' ethical standards. The Washington Post reports these farms sometimes use children as workers, enforce excessive hours and lack lax safety standards to meet their targets. The investigation included 26 farms that . . .
A new report out this week by the New York-based human rights group, China Labor Watch, finds coffee farms in Starbucks' and Nestle's supply chains in China are not living up to the multinationals' ethical standards. The Washington Post reports these farms sometimes use children as workers, enforce excessive hours and lack lax safety standards to meet their targets. The investigation included 26 farms that . . .