All Ethical trade articles – Page 43
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NFU calls for worker feedback
The NFU is inviting delegates at its conference next week to flag up any worker issues to its Employment Service team.
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GLA chief visits farm on 'fact-finding' mission
GLA chief Paul Broadbent visited Hammond Produce near Retford recently as part of a fact-finding mission to understand the challenges that farmers and growers face.
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New horticulture jobs for UK workers
Two hundred new jobs are being created for UK workers in an innovative horticulture industry pilot programme.
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South African strikes suspended
Members of the Food & Allied Workers Union (FAWU) in South Africa have given their union a mandate to suspend strike action in farms where there is an offer on the table to pay workers “significantly more” than R100 (£7.11) a day.
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Ex-policeman takes charge at GLA
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority has announced the appointment of Paul Broadbent as its new chief executive.
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Western Cape strikes return
Strike action returned to the Western Cape in South Africa this week but passed off peacefully and with minimal disruption to output, one producers’ leader has said.
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Western Cape minister issues protest warning
Gerrit van Rensburg, farm minister for the Western Cape provincial government in South Africa has called for calm in the province following violent protests at farms in the Hex Valley last week and warned that such action threatens the future of fruit production.
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Fruit sector ignores Argentinean strike
Workers in the fruit sector in Argentina largely turned their backs on a general strike called for Tuesday this week in protest at the Kirchner government response to high inflation.
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ArticleChile launches sustainability guide
A set of grower guidelines benchmarked against global demands will help the nation’s fruit industry to tackle sustainability
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ArticleCamposol welcomes ETI representatives
Ethical Trading Initiative visits Peruvian exporter to learn more about country's agribusiness
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ArticleSafmarine and Capespan aid education
Two classrooms constructed from containers are handed over by Safmarine and Capespan to the Agter-Witzenberg farm community
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ArticleRSA celebrates Sharon fruit milestone
It is five years since the first consignment of Sharon fruit was handed to the HIV Foundation’s Emavundleni Centre for Vaccine Research
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ArticleMaersk's sustainability efforts 'pay off'
Group's energy efficiency improvements come at a time when customers are increasingly valuing sustainability performance
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ArticleDel Monte fine reduced
Fruit producer sees €6.5m (US$8.4m) cut from EU fine for price rigging, while Dole's original fine is upheld
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ArticleProduce firms among Canada’s finest
Prestigious national awards recognise Oppy, Fresh Direct, Mastronardi and JemD Farms as among Canada’s 50 best managed companies
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Fairtrade targets £2bn sales in UK by 2015
Country leads the way in global Fairtrade product sales, with numbers expected to rise further in the future
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ArticleBrazil launches Jaíba fruit brand
The certificate of origin will add value to Silva bananas, Tahiti limes, Palmer mangoes and Formosa papayas from northern Brazil
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Fairtrade outlines three-year strategy
At Biofach in Nuremburg, Fairtrade International has outlined its new three-year global strategic framework
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ArticleRewe extends green label to fresh produce
German retailer confirms it wants to extend its sustainability brand Pro Planet to fresh fruit and vegetables
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ArticleDFID and Waitrose form RSA worker scheme
UK retailer and Department for International Development aims to increase youth skills in South Africa's value chain