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An exclusive investigation reveals cases of illegal deductions from employees’ wages as well as lack of toilets and protective equipment in properties that hold the seal of ‘ethical acquisition’ granted by the multinational. Workers’ representatives point out flaws in audits
Workers at Piedade Farm, in Minas Gerais, certified by the American multinational for “ethical coffee sourcing”, had to pay out of their own pockets R$ 2.7 thousand to buy indispensable equipment to speed up their work during the harvest, which is illegal
Cooxupe, the world's largest coffee cooperative and Brazil's number one exporter, said on Friday it sees this year's coffee harvests in Brazil improving after climate issues stifled recent years' crops.
SAO PAULO, March 31 (Reuters) - Cooxupe, the world's
largest coffee cooperative and Brazil's number one exporter,
said on Friday it sees this year's coffee harvests in Brazil
improving after climate issues stifled recent year. | 09:11pm