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2019: A Year of Impact, Achievement, and Optimism

Africa, Agriculture, Apparel, Asia, Central America, Child Labor, Civil Society, Compensation and Hours, Corporate Social Responsibility, Financial Sector, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Human Rights, Labor Supply Chains, Latin America, Living Wages, Manufacturing, Middle East, Migrant Workers, Modern Slavery, Partnership, raw materials, Recruitment, Seafood, South America, Southeast Asia, Technology, Verité, Worker Empowerment

While we are humbled by the great deal more we need to accomplish, we are proud of what we have been able to achieve this past year. Please join us in a review of selected notable projects from 2019.

What We’re Talking About in October

Child Labor, Construction, Financial Sector, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Health and Safety, Migrant Workers, Modern Slavery, Recruitment, Verité

On-Demand Food and Beverage Sector Webinar | 2018 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor | Nepal and Malaysia Agree on New Rules to Protect Workers | Toolkit on Investor Responsibility | Migrant Workers Dying of Heat Stress in Qatar

Complimentary Webinar: Combating Human Trafficking in Food and Beverage Supply Chains

Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Human Rights, Labor Supply Chains, Verité

Is human trafficking hidden in your food and beverage supply chain? This 45-minute event will offer companies in the food and beverage sector concrete strategies, tools, and processes to address and prevent human trafficking in their supply chains in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) “Ending Trafficking in Persons.”

14 Free Online Tools Help Food & Beverage Companies Combat Human Trafficking

Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Labor Supply Chains, Livestock, Migrant Workers

Created with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Verité has published a new set of free online tools designed to help food and beverage companies better identify, prevent, and address human trafficking or trafficking-related practices in their global supply chains. The suite of tools also provides implementation guidance for the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) “Ending Trafficking in Persons,” which requires U.S. federal contractors to take concrete steps to address and prevent human trafficking in their supply chains.

2018: The Year in Review

Africa, Agriculture, Apparel, Asia, Child Labor, China, Compensation and Hours, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Human Rights, Japan, Labor Supply Chains, Manufacturing, Migrant Workers, Southeast Asia, Sub Saharan Africa, Technology, Verité, Worker Empowerment

In 2018, we conducted ground-breaking research, amplified our impact, and engaged with multinational brands to help eliminate labor and human rights abuses in global supply chains. Explore a selection of our achievements in assessments, consulting, policy, research, and training below.