Due diligence in agricultural supply chains: Counteracting exploitation of migrant workers in Italian tomato production
Italy is currently the third largest producer of processed tomato products, and accounts for 50% of the European Union’s overall production. Approximately 350 000 migrants travel to Italy every year. In some cases, the poor living and working conditions of rural jobs are an extension of the ordeal migrants endure in leaving their home countries. […]
Wool and mohair from South Africa
Ethical Trade Norway is engaged in a due diligence project in the wool and mohair industries in South Africa. The project is initiated by textile members sourcing from South Africa, and is funded by NORAD. Project goals. The project aim is to identify the risk of labour, environmental and animal welfare issues in the supply […]
Strengthening practices in the Vietnamese cashew nut industry
Dagligvarebransjen importerer cashewnøtter for 120 millioner NOK i året og ca. 60 % av alle cashewnøtter kommer fra Vietnam. Halvparten av nøttene som kommer fra Vietnam høstes i Vietnam og Kambodsja, mens resten kommer fra det afrikanske kontinentet. Prosjektet skal først og fremst forbedre forholdene for arbeidere i Vietnam. Men prosjektet fokuserer også på […]