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vegetable seeds multistakeholder collaboration WISH

BASF, Syngenta, and Arisa mark phase one completion of multistakeholder collaboration to improve labor standards in India’s vegetable seed sector

Four-year collaboration enters phase two, ready to implement real action to address child labor and minimum wage compliance issues. The Netherlands / United States…

Lisanne Beijen28 June 2023

News Press release

BASF and Syngenta join forces with Arisa to address labor standards in the vegetable seeds sector in India

Four-year collaboration between multinational companies BASF and Syngenta with NGO Arisa aims to address minimum wage compliance and child labor issues in the vegetable…

Lisanne Beijen22 February 2022

News Press release

Arisa will not participate in the negotiations for a new agreement on sustainable garments and textile

Now that Dutch government is withdrawing from IRBC agreements, Arisa no longer expects to be able to play an adequate role in a new…

Sandra22 October 2021

News Persbericht Press release Seeds

Slavery still exists

New Arisa report highlights a slavery-like reality for many workers working in the seed industry sector.

Sandra28 July 2021

Kleding News Persbericht Press release Report Textile

International companies linked to forced labour in Indian spinning mills

New SOMO/Arisa report “Spinning around workers’ rights. International garment companies linked to forced labour in Tamil Nadu textile mills”

Sandra27 May 2021

Kleding News Persbericht Press release Report Textile

Complex chain of used Dutch textiles in India

Study shows that risks on child labour and poor working conditions are prevalent in global textile recycling chains.

Sandra26 June 2020

News Persbericht Press release Report Seeds Zaden

Child labour declines but still wages below legal minimum in seed production India

In view of 12 June, the World Day Against Child Labour, Arisa publishes a new report with a hopeful message.

Sandra11 June 2020

News Persbericht Press release

Arisa signs TruStone Initiative

Arisa signs the IRBC TruStone Initiative together with the Dutch Minister Kaag of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, companies, branche associations and trade unions.

Sandra13 May 2019

Persbericht Press release Report Seeds Zaden

Seed companies show progress on tackling child labour, but fail to tackle non-payment of minimum wages in their supply chain

Report shows that seed companies, despite progress in the fight against child labour, have not yet addressed the problem adequately.

Sandra1 November 2018

Natural stone Natuursteen Persbericht Press release Report

Modern slavery, child labour and unsafe work in Indian granite quarries – What should companies do?

New research, commissioned by ICN and Stop Child Labour, shows that modern slavery, low wages, hazardous and unhealthy working conditions frequently occur in South…

Sandra23 August 2017