The company attributes this success to the Thai government\u2019s enforcement of new laws on traceability and good cooperation from its suppliers.<\/p>\n
Nestl\u00e9 says that this improved level of traceability is a vital step towards eliminating human rights and labour abuses in the country\u2019s fishing industry. In the coming months it will help ensure that workers and boat owners receive training and enable further verification of living and working conditions on the boats.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we launched our Action Plan last year, we promised to help improve the lives of those affected by these unacceptable practices,\u201d said Nestle\u2019s executive vice president of operations, Magdi Batato.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a journey, but working together with our partners, we are seeing good progress.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nestl\u00e9 has signed an agreement with Issara Institute, a US and Thailand based nongovernmental organization (NGO) specialising in migrant worker voice and grievance mechanisms with a well-proven record in emergency response, to help workers in the Thai seafood industry raise any concerns they might have.<\/p>\n
Along with another of Nestl\u00e9\u2019s NGO partners, Verit\u00e9, Issara Institute trained 150 Thai port and boat workers on migrant workers\u2019 rights in March – thought to be the first such training at a port in Thailand.<\/p>\n
The Thai Government, Nestl\u00e9 and Thai Union have also agreed to set up a \u2018Demonstration Boat\u2019 to train and share best practice among boat owners, captains and workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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