Labor Rights

Employment alone is not a good indicator of poverty reduction; the focus must be on ‘good jobs’. Decent labor is part of our definition of sustainability and we are committed to protecting and expanding labor rights. Improving employability, ensuring decent working conditions and treatment, and increasing green jobs can create strong opportunities for workers to assert their rights. Read the latest news and stories below.
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Breaking barriers for women in Malawi and across southern Africa

Breaking barriers for women in Malawi and across southern Africa

FEMINISATION OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN: ENSURING GREATER GENDER INCLUSIVITY AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

FEMINISATION OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN: ENSURING GREATER GENDER INCLUSIVITY AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE

Seeking to improve labor conditions in Central America

Seeking to improve labor conditions in Central America

Cocoa cooperative forum: Representation for farmers in Ghana

Cocoa cooperative forum: Representation for farmers in Ghana

Decent work: Solidaridad’s track record and expertise

Decent work: Solidaridad’s track record and expertise

Equal partnerships in the fashion industry: How brands and retailers can take the first steps

Equal partnerships in the fashion industry: How brands and retailers can take the first steps

Smallholders from global south take the stage for inclusive CSDDD

Smallholders from global south take the stage for inclusive CSDDD

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FOOD SECTOR NO LONGER OPTIONAL

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FOOD SECTOR NO LONGER OPTIONAL

Sustainability Initiatives Will Fail Until Companies Pay More for Cocoa, says new report

Sustainability Initiatives Will Fail Until Companies Pay More for Cocoa, says new report

Featured Producer Stories

Percy has been advocating for farmers to stop the use of children of school-going age for labor on their cocoa farms for the last four years.

Changing the narrative in my cocoa community

Percy Cobbina is determined to see the eradication of child labor from the supply chain in Amafie, a cocoa-farming community in the Western North region of Ghana.

Julia’s story

Over 5,100 metres above sea level, among strong winds and falling snow, we can find Julia Pomalique. She works in the mountains performing pallaqueo, an artisanal and ancestral way of mining, work now done mainly by women. Thanks to this activity, she and more than 250 women in her association can sustain themselves and their families. She’s a pallaquera and she’s proud of it. However, Julia knows that with that name comes prejudice and systemic discrimination.

Promoting responsible use of mercury in mining

The use of mercury in mining remains a tremendous challenge for the sector worldwide. The majority of artisanal and small-scale miners have little knowledge of the impact of mercury on health and the environment. Through the Golden Line Programme, miners such as Peter Juben were educated on the impacts and trained on responsible use.

Promoting a safe working environment for miners

Miners are now encouraged to use personal protective equipment In Ghana, the sector is deluged with unsafe working conditions, including the absence of protective clothing, improper working tools and use of mercury. On average, the sector records five fatalities and 50 injuries annually, with miners suffering various degrees of lacerations, burns, spinal cord injuries and […]

Publications

Pollution Abatement among Leather & Textile Suppliers In South Asia

Affirmative Gender Actions and Inclusivity Annual Report, 2023

Are cocoa farmers achieving a living income in Latin America?

Palm Oil Barometer 2022

Coffee prices matter, but investments make farms perform better to achieve living income