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Due diligence in agricultural supply chains: Counteracting exploitation of migrant workers in Italian tomato production

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  • 9 December 2015
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Migrants
Italy
Tomatoes
Due diligence in agricultural supply chains

Italian tomatoes account for 60 per cent of processed tomatoes sold in the UK. Now, a new Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) report, Counteracting exploitation of migrant workers in Italian tomato production reveals massive exploitation of a growing migrant work force in Italy’s agricultural sector and in tomato production in particular. Read more in the accompanying press release.

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