Food Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Discussion paper

Towards Meaningful Human Rights Impact Assessments: From supermarket commitments to best practice action

11/01/2024

2 documents

55 pages long

Languages: English

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This discussion paper focuses on the commitments that Dutch, German and UK supermarkets made as part of the Behind the Barcodes campaign to conduct human rights impact assessments (HRIAs). To understand whether supermarkets are meaningfully implementing those commitments and to support learning, this paper analyses the HRIAs that supermarkets have published in the past four […]

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Research report

Behind the Barcodes 2022 Supermarket Scorecard and Data

05/04/2022

8 documents

Languages: English

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This is the 2022 update to the Supermarket Scorecard, part of the Behind the Barcodes campaign that Oxfam launched in 2018 to expose the economic exploitation faced by millions of small-scale farmers and workers in food supply chains, and mobilize the power of people around the world to help end it. The Supermarket Scorecard assesses […]

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Research report

Behind the Barcodes Scorecard Data 2018-2022

05/04/2022

4 documents

Languages: English

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The Supermarket Scorecard assesses supermarkets’ policies and practices on human rights in their supply chains. We analysed whether supermarkets are transparent and accountable in the ways they ensure that workers’ rights are respected, small-scale farmers are prosperous and the women who produce our food are treated fairly. These are the four pillars of the Scorecard. […]

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Briefing paper

Food for Thought: Investing in a sustainable food system

22/09/2021

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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The focus on profit maximization at the expense of workers, farmers, and women have helped companies reap huge profit margins in the short-term, but as COVID-19 has revealed, it has come at the cost of rights violations. Such costs are no longer considered an acceptable business risk. As human rights gains prominence in investor-company engagement, […]

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Research report

Working in Marks and Spencer’s Food and Footwear Supply Chains

14/01/2021

1 documents

51 pages long

Languages: English

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M&S asked Oxfam to identify human rights and worker wellbeing issues in their supply chains as part of a collaborative research project. Oxfam interviewed 390 workers across food manufacturing sites in the UK and footwear factories in India over a six-month period. The investigation focused on gender equality, worker voice and in-work poverty. The research […]

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Briefing paper

From Risk to Resilience: A good practice guide for food retailers addressing human rights in their supply chains

21/07/2020

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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This paper offers timely insights on emerging good practices to address exploitation in global food supply chains, based on 26 key informant interviews, and analysis of Oxfam's latest Supermarkets Scorecard. While the coronavirus that ignited the global crisis is new, the underlying issues plaguing agricultural supply chains are not. Reducing risks and improving resilience in […]

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Briefing paper

Falling Through the Net: A Survey of Basic Labour Rights Among Migrants Working in Thailand’s Fishing Sector

20/07/2020

2 documents

78 pages long

Languages: English

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The purpose of this report is to document the rights situation of workers in Thailand’s fishing sector, particularly in the context of recent reduced international pressure. In January 2019, the European Union lifted its ‘yellow card’ from Thailand, following important strides of the Government of Thailand in addressing violations of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) […]

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Research report

Behind the Barcodes Supermarket Scorecard 2020 Data

30/06/2020

1 documents

Languages: English

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This is the 2020 update to the supermarket scorecard, part of the Behind the Barcodes campaign that Oxfam launched in 2018 to expose the economic exploitation faced by millions of small-scale farmers and workers in food supply chains, and mobilize the power of people around the world to help end it. The campaign is underpinned by extensive […]

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Briefing paper

Sweet and Sour: An investigation of conditions on tropical fruit farms in North-East Brazil

10/10/2019

2 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

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A government policy of periodically raising the minimum wage, proactive enforcement of the minimum wage, and clear labour laws have raised incomes and reduced inequality between men and women workers in Brazil over the past 20 years. However, these gains are now at risk from recent labour reforms. This briefing paper, part of Oxfam’s campaign […]

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Education resource

Science and Global Citizenship: Guidance for taking a global perspective to teaching science

01/01/2016

2 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Nurturing global scientists is key to the creation of a clean and fairer world for the future. A global citizenship approach enables learners to appreciate the relevance of science and investigate how it can be used to answer vital questions to global challenges. This guide includes practical advice for embedding global citizenship in topic areas […]

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