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Worker rights

An archive of information about worker rights available on the Rainforest Alliance website.

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Project Profile: Mobilizing Türkiye’s Hazelnut Villages to Act on Child Labor and Poor Working Conditions

In the rugged hills of Turkey's Black Sea coast, hazelnut production is still mostly manual and heavily reliant on seasonal hired labor.

Published on September 23, 2022

White Paper

Protecting Workers, Farmers, and Foresters From Forced Labor and Modern Slavery

There is no place in either sustainable agricul­ture or responsible business for human rights abuses such as forced labor. This position paper first presents how the Rainforest Alliance defines forced... View more

Published on September 14, 2022
Available in: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

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The Rainforest Alliance Takes a Deeper Look into the Kenya Tea Sector with Independent Study

The study looks at impacts of transition to mechanized harvesting; employment terms and conditions; gender discrimination; wages; occupational health and safety; housing and living conditions; and operational grievance and remedy mechanisms.

Published on July 18, 2022

Article

Strengthening Worker Rights and Well-Being in Agriculture

The Rainforest Alliance protects and promotes the human rights of more than 1.5 million farmworkers through our certification program, and of tens of thousands more in our community-level work.

Published on April 29, 2022

Sell Sheet

Promoting Human Rights Across Sectors and Regions

For many companies, having the right tools and resources to effectively monitor and address human rights risks can be a challenge. Without the proper means and expertise, it can be a struggle to... View more

Published on March 29, 2022
Available in: English

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The Rainforest Alliance Acknowledges New Oxfam Germany Report Highlighting Worker’s Rights in German Fruit Supply Chain

We applaud Oxfam’s important efforts to further the protection of human rights in global supply chains.

Published on March 3, 2022

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