Nestle Begins to Tackle Seafood Supply Chain Abuses

Given increasing concerns about labour and human rights abuses in the seafood supply chain, Nestl has published an Action Plan (pdf, 650Kb) on seafood sourced from Thailand. It contains a series of actions designed to protect workers from abuses, improve working conditions and tackle unacceptable practices including juvenile and teenage working.

Commenting on the release of the Action Plan, EVP of Operations at Nestl, Magdi Batato said: “Nestl is committed to eliminating forced labour in our seafood supply chain in Thailand, working alongside other stakeholders to tackle this serious and complex issue.”

“We believe that our Action Plan will help improve the lives of those affected by unacceptable practices. This will be neither a quick nor an easy endeavour, but we look forward to making significant progress in the months ahead.”

For more information, read the plan here, and view an infographic here.