WebOct 15, 2024 · 29 See, e.g., Brief of Respondents in 19–453, Nestlé USA, Inc. v. John Doe I, 2024 U.S. S. Ct., Nos. 19–416, 19–453, at 12–15 (“From the United States, Petitioner had complete control over the farms' labor practices, knew that the farmers they were assisting were using and continued to use forced child labor and purposefully relied on the … WebJun 18, 2024 · CGTN Africa. -. June 18, 2024. The Supreme Court sided with food giants Nestle and Cargill on Thursday and threw out a lawsuit that claimed they knowingly bought cocoa beans from farms in Africa that used child slave labor. The justices ruled 8-1 that an appeals court improperly let the lawsuit against the food companies go forward.
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WebJan 7, 2024 · In mid-February, a landmark judgment was handed down in Switzerland: Nestlé must pay 2 million francs for the loss of earnings caused by eight years of reduced professional activity, as well as 100,000 francs in legal costs to its former food safety manager, Yasmine Motarjemi, for the harassment it subjected her to. WebJun 28, 2024 · A federal judge threw out child trafficking claims against the country’s largest chocolate producers, the latest setback in an attempt to hold the companies liable for the … arti nama nur hafidah
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WebSep 30, 2015 · The lawsuits, filed by the law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, claim the companies source cocoa beans from suppliers in the Ivory Coast that use child laborers, some of whom are trafficked or ... WebJan 3, 2024 · The world’s chocolate companies have missed deadlines to uproot child labor from their cocoa supply chains in 2005, 2008, and 2010. In 2024, they face another target date and, industry officials indicate, … WebJan 28, 2024 · Nestle launched a new plan Thursday aimed at combating the risk of child labor in the cocoa industry, with cash incentives for cocoa-farming households for enrolling children in school. The Swiss food giant says it plans to increase spending to 1.3 billion Swiss francs ($1.4 billion) by 2030, tripling the current annual investment in a program ... arti nama ndasmu