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Titre : Certified Unilever tea : Small cup, big difference? Type de document : document électronique Auteurs : Sanne van der Wal, Auteur Editeur : Amsterdam [Nederland] : SOMO Année de publication : October 2011 Importance : 43 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Entreprises multinationales
Conditions de travailTags : Entreprises multinationales Unilever Thé Conditions de travail Salaires Société civile Travail décent Kenya Inde Développement durable Commerce équitable Résumé : Wages with too few benefits or partly being paid in kind and not in cash, gender discrimination,ethnic discrimination, casual workers remaining permanently casual, workers applying pesticides without protective gear, sexual harassment, bad housing and hampered freedom of association and collective bargaining… These are some of the problems that affect tea workers on estates that have received certification from the sustainability standard system Rainforest Alliance (RA).
In response to growing concerns voiced by civil society organisations regarding the precarious working conditions of the millions of tea workers worldwide, multinational tea packers, such as Unilever, who dominates this sector, are increasingly relying on sustainability standard systems, such as Rainforest Alliance, Utz Certified and Fairtrade, which are generally seen as best industry practice. This study wanted to find out whether working conditions on large tea estates that have achieved RA certification and supply Unilever are truly decent. To this end one hundred tea workers were interviewed on a total of eight tea plantation companies, all supplying tea to Unilever. Seven of these plantations are located in India and the remaining plantation concerns Unilevers own tea plantation in Kenya.
The problematic working conditions that were found on these estates despite their RA certification indicate that RA does not seem capable of delivering any real guarantees on decent working conditions at least not with regards to the tea plantations sampled for this research. Possible explanations for the apparent disconnect between the theory of RA standard system and the reality on the ground are that the social auditing is not sensitive enough or RA standards not being interpreted strictly enough, or a combination of the two.
The study calls for more independentresearch on the impact of standard systems to get a better grip on how they areeffective or not, and why this is so. It also recommends that RA and the companies that areworking with RA should conduct more due diligence by properly investigating the problemareas flagged in this research and by addressing their causes. This might entail being open to working with others on solutions that could include dedicated training and capacity building programmes as well as sectoral or national approaches.En ligne : http://somo.nl/publications-nl/Publication_3711-nl/view?set_language=nl&utm_sour [...] Certified Unilever tea : Small cup, big difference? [document électronique] / Sanne van der Wal, Auteur . - Amsterdam (Sarphatistraat 30, 1018 GL, Nederland) : SOMO, October 2011 . - 43 p.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Catégories : Entreprises multinationales
Conditions de travailTags : Entreprises multinationales Unilever Thé Conditions de travail Salaires Société civile Travail décent Kenya Inde Développement durable Commerce équitable Résumé : Wages with too few benefits or partly being paid in kind and not in cash, gender discrimination,ethnic discrimination, casual workers remaining permanently casual, workers applying pesticides without protective gear, sexual harassment, bad housing and hampered freedom of association and collective bargaining… These are some of the problems that affect tea workers on estates that have received certification from the sustainability standard system Rainforest Alliance (RA).
In response to growing concerns voiced by civil society organisations regarding the precarious working conditions of the millions of tea workers worldwide, multinational tea packers, such as Unilever, who dominates this sector, are increasingly relying on sustainability standard systems, such as Rainforest Alliance, Utz Certified and Fairtrade, which are generally seen as best industry practice. This study wanted to find out whether working conditions on large tea estates that have achieved RA certification and supply Unilever are truly decent. To this end one hundred tea workers were interviewed on a total of eight tea plantation companies, all supplying tea to Unilever. Seven of these plantations are located in India and the remaining plantation concerns Unilevers own tea plantation in Kenya.
The problematic working conditions that were found on these estates despite their RA certification indicate that RA does not seem capable of delivering any real guarantees on decent working conditions at least not with regards to the tea plantations sampled for this research. Possible explanations for the apparent disconnect between the theory of RA standard system and the reality on the ground are that the social auditing is not sensitive enough or RA standards not being interpreted strictly enough, or a combination of the two.
The study calls for more independentresearch on the impact of standard systems to get a better grip on how they areeffective or not, and why this is so. It also recommends that RA and the companies that areworking with RA should conduct more due diligence by properly investigating the problemareas flagged in this research and by addressing their causes. This might entail being open to working with others on solutions that could include dedicated training and capacity building programmes as well as sectoral or national approaches.En ligne : http://somo.nl/publications-nl/Publication_3711-nl/view?set_language=nl&utm_sour [...] Documents numériques
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Titre : Child labour in Madagascar's mica sector : Impact of the mica supply chain on children’s rights from the Malagasy mines to the international product line Type de document : document électronique Auteurs : Sanne van der Wal, Auteur Editeur : Amsterdam [Nederland] : SOMO Année de publication : 2019 Importance : 67 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Tags : Extraction minière Multinationales Travail des enfants Inde Industrie minière Industrie automobile Index. décimale : 03.03 Ressources naturelles Résumé : Countless products from paints to cosmetics and from cars to laptops contain mica, albeit mostly in relatively small volumes. The biggest buyers of mica are the electronics and automotive industries. Since the publication of reports by Terre des Hommes and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) in 2016 and 2018, awareness has grown about the harsh conditions and the suffering of children in the depths of illegal mica mines in India. Child labour in Madagascar's mica sector : Impact of the mica supply chain on children’s rights from the Malagasy mines to the international product line [document électronique] / Sanne van der Wal, Auteur . - Amsterdam (Sarphatistraat 30, 1018 GL, Nederland) : SOMO, 2019 . - 67 p.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Tags : Extraction minière Multinationales Travail des enfants Inde Industrie minière Industrie automobile Index. décimale : 03.03 Ressources naturelles Résumé : Countless products from paints to cosmetics and from cars to laptops contain mica, albeit mostly in relatively small volumes. The biggest buyers of mica are the electronics and automotive industries. Since the publication of reports by Terre des Hommes and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) in 2016 and 2018, awareness has grown about the harsh conditions and the suffering of children in the depths of illegal mica mines in India. Documents numériques
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Titre : Eyes on the price : International supermarket buying groups in Europe Type de document : document électronique Auteurs : Gisela ten Kate, Auteur ; Sanne van der Wal, Auteur Editeur : Amsterdam [Nederland] : SOMO Année de publication : March 2017 Importance : 16 p Langues : Anglais (eng) Tags : Grande distribution Europe Secteur agro-alimentaire Résumé : Obscure retail buying groups mapped. European supermarkets such as Kaufland, Metro, Ahold Delhaize and Edeka are cooperating as part of ‘international buying groups’ (IBGs) to expand their buying power, with potential negative consequences for suppliers and farmers says new research by SOMO. Eyes on the Price, reveals for the first time how IBGs have been operating behind the scenes since the 1980s. En ligne : https://www.somo.nl/international-supermarket-buying-groups-in-europe/ Format de la ressource électronique : https://www.somo.nl/obscure-retail-buying-groups-mapped/?utm_source=SOMO+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8cb88a4c70-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ba1b8b451d-8cb88a4c70-229545305 Eyes on the price : International supermarket buying groups in Europe [document électronique] / Gisela ten Kate, Auteur ; Sanne van der Wal, Auteur . - Amsterdam (Sarphatistraat 30, 1018 GL, Nederland) : SOMO, March 2017 . - 16 p.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Tags : Grande distribution Europe Secteur agro-alimentaire Résumé : Obscure retail buying groups mapped. European supermarkets such as Kaufland, Metro, Ahold Delhaize and Edeka are cooperating as part of ‘international buying groups’ (IBGs) to expand their buying power, with potential negative consequences for suppliers and farmers says new research by SOMO. Eyes on the Price, reveals for the first time how IBGs have been operating behind the scenes since the 1980s. En ligne : https://www.somo.nl/international-supermarket-buying-groups-in-europe/ Format de la ressource électronique : https://www.somo.nl/obscure-retail-buying-groups-mapped/?utm_source=SOMO+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8cb88a4c70-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ba1b8b451d-8cb88a4c70-229545305 Documents numériques
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Titre : The profit behind your plate : critical issues in the processed food industry Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Myriam Vander Stichele, Auteur ; Sanne van der Wal, Auteur Editeur : SOMO Année de publication : December 2006 Importance : 129 p. Présentation : 04.03.STI Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Industrie agro-alimentaire Tags : Industrie agro-alimentaire Productivité Consommation Marchés Grande distribution RSE Index. décimale : 04.03 - Gestion Résumé : This SOMO report analyses the contribution that primary and full processing of food can make to poverty reduction and sustainable development within the current international context. First, the report provides insights into the level of production, sales and international trade of processed food. Next, it discusses the structural, market, private and government obstacles to exports and the development of a domestic processed food industry in developing countries. The report identifies the many problems which are still not sufficiently addressed in order to make food processing beneficial to all stakeholders and to sustainable development. However, the report does not focus on the critical issues of farmers and other suppliers to the processed food and drink industry. Processed food and drinks are usually produced in the country or region where it is consumed. Trade in processed food is only 6% of what is consumed worldwide. An important current trend affecting the whole processed food sector is that prices for processed food companies, from the top global brands to small food manufacturers, are under serious pressure from supermarket strategies and supply requirements. The study aims to provide arguments for civil society organisations to feed the debate on trade and investment, corporate accountability and globalisation. The final chapter provides arguments to make purchasing practices more equitable and give stakeholders more rights to seek remedies against the abuses of foreign food companies and supermarkets.
Chapter 1 Processed food: outline of production, trade and consumption
Chapter 2 The importance of market structures and company strategies for developing countries
Chapter 3 Critical issues and CSR in the processed food sector
Chapter 4 Selected items on regulations, trade and investment
Chapter 5 Competition policy not sufficiently dealing with concentration, malpractices and buyer powerEn ligne : http://www.eldis.org/assets/Docs/40743.html The profit behind your plate : critical issues in the processed food industry [texte imprimé] / Myriam Vander Stichele, Auteur ; Sanne van der Wal, Auteur . - [S.l.] : SOMO, December 2006 . - 129 p. : 04.03.STI.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Catégories : Industrie agro-alimentaire Tags : Industrie agro-alimentaire Productivité Consommation Marchés Grande distribution RSE Index. décimale : 04.03 - Gestion Résumé : This SOMO report analyses the contribution that primary and full processing of food can make to poverty reduction and sustainable development within the current international context. First, the report provides insights into the level of production, sales and international trade of processed food. Next, it discusses the structural, market, private and government obstacles to exports and the development of a domestic processed food industry in developing countries. The report identifies the many problems which are still not sufficiently addressed in order to make food processing beneficial to all stakeholders and to sustainable development. However, the report does not focus on the critical issues of farmers and other suppliers to the processed food and drink industry. Processed food and drinks are usually produced in the country or region where it is consumed. Trade in processed food is only 6% of what is consumed worldwide. An important current trend affecting the whole processed food sector is that prices for processed food companies, from the top global brands to small food manufacturers, are under serious pressure from supermarket strategies and supply requirements. The study aims to provide arguments for civil society organisations to feed the debate on trade and investment, corporate accountability and globalisation. The final chapter provides arguments to make purchasing practices more equitable and give stakeholders more rights to seek remedies against the abuses of foreign food companies and supermarkets.
Chapter 1 Processed food: outline of production, trade and consumption
Chapter 2 The importance of market structures and company strategies for developing countries
Chapter 3 Critical issues and CSR in the processed food sector
Chapter 4 Selected items on regulations, trade and investment
Chapter 5 Competition policy not sufficiently dealing with concentration, malpractices and buyer powerEn ligne : http://www.eldis.org/assets/Docs/40743.html
