Posts Tagged ‘Unfair trade’

The Not for Sale Campaign is running a campaign to put pressure on Hershey to ensure there is no slavery in their supply chain. Read on to find out why this is even necessary, and what you can do about the problem.

“I think most Americans would find it hard to believe that people in our country are pleading guilty to slavery charges in the year 2008, but that is what is going on in the tomato fields of Florida….While slavery is, of course, the most extreme situation in the tomato fields, the truth is that the [...]

Five Immokalee residents pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan workers, brutalizing them and forcing them to work in farm fields. The case is the largest slavery case ever seen in Florida. Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Doug Molloy called it “slavery, plain and simple.” read more | digg story