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Stronger Together US 2020 Year-End Message

December 9, 2020 1:43 pm, Published by Stronger Together, Leave your thoughts

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Stronger Together US is a collaborative program for the fresh produce and wine grapes industries, designed to recognize and reward...
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Working Together to Eliminate Recruitment Fees for Workers in US Fresh Produce

November 24, 2020 2:46 pm, Published by Stronger Together, Leave your thoughts

The topic of our latest webinar was driven by the continuing tension between the H-2A farmworker program that brings legal...
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Covid-19 Crisis Management The Future of Produce Supply Chains in the Post-Covid Era

September 16, 2020 10:41 am, Published by Stronger Together, Leave your thoughts

Stronger Together US webinar series During the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the produce industry overall was successful...
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Tackling Forced Labor Toolkit for U.S. Produce Businesses

August 12, 2020 9:25 pm, Published by Stronger Together, Leave your thoughts

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Stronger Together US has published a new online toolkit to help US fresh produce business better understand where and why...
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Responsible Recruitment Tool Launched for US Fresh Produce Businesses

July 22, 2020 9:20 pm, Published by Stronger Together, Leave your thoughts

July 23, 2020 – Today, the Stronger Together US Responsible Recruitment Program launches an unparalleled online tool to support US...
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Modern Slavery News

Police launch slavery probe after Romanian men found living in derelict department store with no …

An investigation has now been launched into potential offences of labour exploitation under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the force said. Watch: The ...

17th Jan 21

ILO Launches International Year To End Child Labour

Target 8.7 asks members states to take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and ...

17th Jan 21

ESG accounting needs to cut through the greenwash

... fashion retailer Boohoo waxed eloquent in its 2019 report about its “zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery”, and scored highly on several ESG ...

17th Jan 21

Britain's necessary but insufficient battle on modern slavery

These will not fine companies for using slave-owning suppliers. They will fine them for not publishing a so-called “Modern Slavery Statement” ...

17th Jan 21

Slavery victims left in limbo by UK's new 'remain' regulations

Dame Sara Thornton, the UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, ... She warned that the serious risks facing survivors of modern slavery who ...

17th Jan 21