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Author: Verite

Title: Labor and Human Rights Risk Analysis of the Guatemalan Palm Oil Sector

Summary: Fifty million tons of palm oil are produced each year, and that volume is growing exponentially. Demand for palm oil continues to rise across the globe, as an affordable cooking oil, an input to an estimated 50 percent of grocery products, and an emerging biofuel. But the production of palm oil has been linked to troubling social and environmental problems, including the presence of forced labor and human trafficking in its supply chain. Verite is combating these abuses, and promoting ethical labor practice in palm oil production, by helping companies and other stakeholders understand the problem, identify it in the supply chain, and build effective solutions. This primer explains forced labor and human trafficking as it relates to the palm oil industry and identifies common indicators of the abuse workers endure. It also sheds light on steps companies can take to combat these problems in their supply chains.

Details: Amherst, MA: Verite, 2014 135p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 4, 2014 at: http://www.verite.org/sites/default/files/images/RiskAnalysisGuatemalanPalmOilSector_0.pdf

Year: 2014

Country: Guatemala

URL: http://www.verite.org/sites/default/files/images/RiskAnalysisGuatemalanPalmOilSector_0.pdf

Shelf Number: 132872

Keywords:
Forced Labor
Human Rights
Human Trafficking (Guatemala)