Supermarkets Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Addressing the Human Cost of Assam Tea: An agenda for change to respect, protect and fulfil human rights on Assam tea plantations

10/10/2019

2 documents

45 pages long

Languages: English

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Workers on tea plantations in the Assam region of India are systematically denied their rights to a living wage and decent working and living conditions. The fact that they are unable to meet their basic living costs is starkly illustrated by our finding that 50% of the households that researchers visited on behalf of Oxfam […]

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Briefing note

Workers’ Rights in Supermarket Supply Chains: New evidence on the need for action

10/10/2019

4 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This Oxfam briefing note presents compelling new evidence that our food supply chains are rife with violations of Human, Labour and Women’s Rights. The paper summarises new research commissioned for Oxfam, which shows the depth and scale of human suffering in food production in India and Brazil linked to international supermarket supply chains. The briefing […]

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Briefing paper

UK Supermarket Supply Chains: Ending the human suffering behind our food

21/06/2018

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […]

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Briefing paper

US Supermarket Supply Chains: Ending the human suffering behind our food

21/06/2018

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […]

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Briefing paper

Dutch Supermarket Supply Chains: Ending the human suffering behind our food

21/06/2018

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: Dutch, English

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Overview

Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […]

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Case study

The Plight of Pineapple and Banana Workers in Retail Supply Chains: Continuing evidence of rights violations in Costa Rica and Ecuador

21/06/2018

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Poverty is widespread among the small-scale farmers and workers who produce and process our food, in an industry worth billions of dollars. Oxfam’s new campaign highlights the systemic inequality and human suffering in food supply chains – and shows how action by supermarkets, governments, small-scale farmers and workers could lead to a decent and dignified […]

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Campaign report

Ripe for Change: Ending human suffering in supermarket supply chains

21/06/2018

8 documents

120 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […]

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Briefing paper

German Supermarket Supply Chains: Ending the human suffering behind our food

21/06/2018

2 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, German

Keywords

Overview

Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […]

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Case study

Human Suffering in Italy’s Agricultural Value Chain

21/06/2018

2 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, Italian

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Overview

Poverty is widespread among the small-scale farmers and workers who produce and process our food, in an industry worth billions of dollars. Oxfam’s new campaign highlights the systemic inequality and human suffering in food supply chains – and shows how action by supermarkets, governments, small-scale farmers and workers could lead to a decent and dignified […]

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Case study

Supermarket Responsibilities for Supply Chain Workers’ Rights: Continuing challenges in seafood supply chains and the case for stronger supermarket action

21/06/2018

2 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English, Indonesian

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Overview

International food supply chains provide employment for tens of millions of women and men around the world, demonstrating the potential for private sector actors to fight poverty and inequality. Yet far too many work in appalling conditions. The ongoing challenges in seafood supply chains are illustrative of the problems that can arise and the need […]

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