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22 February 2022

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 Beijen

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22 October 2021

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…

Hans Maas

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28 July 2021

Slavery still exists

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

Hans Maas

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7 January 2021

Reaction of Arisa

to decision of Complaints and Disputes Committee of the Agreement on Sustainable Garment and Textiles, concerning complaint against C&A Nederland

Hans Maas

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26 June 2020

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.

Hans Maas

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Kleding

27 May 2021

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”

Hans Maas

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Persbericht Report Seeds

11 June 2020

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.

Hans Maas

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13 May 2019

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.

Hans Maas

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1 November 2018

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.

Hans Maas

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

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

Slavery still exists

Reaction of Arisa

Complex chain of used Dutch textiles in India

International companies linked to forced labour in Indian spinning mills

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

Arisa signs TruStone Initiative

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

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