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Corporate Accountability Lab’s Report Alleges FORCED LABOR, Connections to the Trump Administration in the Dominican Sugar Industry
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New York Times, Sugar Importer with Trump Ties Said to Maintain Abusive Labor Practices, August 18, 2026
Bloomberg Law, Overseas shrimp plant workers wrestle with human trafficking law, July 7, 2025
Sea Choice, US Federal Trade Commission urged to investigate BAP certification, November 27, 2024
News Ghana, Cocoa Farmers Challenge COCOBOD Over Poor Conditions, November 6, 2024
My Daily News Online, 35 Cocoa Farmers Petition COCOBOD Over Poor Conditions, November 6, 2024
GBC Ghana Online, 35 Cocoa farmers petition COCOBOD over poor farm and farmer conditions, social issues, November 6, 2024
Neighbours of Fish Farming, BAP certification is little more than a marketing tool, November, 5, 2024
In Ghana News Today, 35 Cocoa farmers petition COCOBOD over poor farmer and farm conditions…Using COCOBOD’s own ESMS, November 4, 2024
MetroTV Online, Farmers Petition COCOBOD, Demand Greater Influence in Leadership Decisions, November 2, 2024
Newswires EIN, CAL and Southern Shrimp Alliance urge FTC to investigative deceptive seafood certification scheme, November 1, 2024
Intrafish, NGOs, wild shrimpers ask US government to investigate Global Seafood Alliance marketing practices, November 1, 2024
The Fish Site, Global Seafood Alliance faces formal complaint over BAP certification of Indian shrimp, November 1, 2024
The Center Square, Louisiana, Shrimp certification mired by low-quality imports, human rights abuses, November 1, 2024
Modern Ghana, Ghana’s cocoa farmers push for major industry reforms, November 1, 2024
The Fuller Project, US blocks imports from former doTERRA frankincense supplier over forced labor, November 1, 2024
Reuters, Ghana's cocoa farmers file complaint over prices and child labour, October 31, 2024
The Haitian Times, Haitians in Dominican sugarcane fields endure abuse while fighting for better conditions, October 17, 2024
Associated Press, As big supermarkets pursue profits, new research shows growing exploitation of shrimp farmers, September 30, 2024
Vox, The little-known but successful model for protecting human and labor rights, July 5, 2024
Seafood Source, CAL’s Dean Pinkert calls on US shrimp buyers to investigate their Indian supply chains, April 4, 2024
We Are Aquaculture, Labor abuses persist in the Indian shrimp industry, March 21, 2024
Chicago Tribune, AP finds grueling conditions in indian shrimp industry that report calls dangerous and abusive, March 21, 2024
Seafood Source, CAL, AP, Outlaw Ocean reports allege forced labor, antibiotics used in Indian shrimp production, March 21, 2024
The Fish Site, Non-profit publishes damning report on Indian shrimp sector, March 21, 2024
Fisch Magazin, Indien: "Allgegenwärtige Arbeitsrechtsverstöße" in der Shrimp-Industrie, March 21, 2024
Intrafish, New reports claim abuses throughout India's shrimp supply chain, March 20, 2024
ABC News, Highlights from the AP's reporting on the shrimp industry in India, March 20, 2024
Associated Press, AP finds grueling conditions in Indian shrimp industry that report calls ‘dangerous and abusive’, March 20, 2024
The Africa Report, Google, Tesla, Apple: Blow for activists as US court dismisses child labour cases, March 11, 2024
The Africa Report, DRC: Blow for activists as US court dismisses child labour case against five tech giants, March 11, 2024
Sourcing Journal, Stringency of US Forced Labor Law Is Crucial to Its Success, November 27, 2023.
Mother Jones, Federal Agents Investigate Sugar Exporter Over Allegations of Forced Labor, October 23, 2023.
The Nation, Exploiting Prison Workers for Cheap Sheets, March 10, 2023.
The Packer, Fair World Project merges with legal nonprofit, January 25, 2023.
Mötesplats Social Innovation Podcast, Social Innovation Foresight #5 on Human Rights, November 28, 2022.
Ana Swanson, U.S. Blocks Dominican Republic Sugar Imports, Citing Forced Labor, New York Times, November 23, 2022.
Sandy Tolan & Euclides Cordero Nuel, PARAMILITARY-STYLE GUARDS INSTILL FEAR IN WORKERS IN DOMINICAN CANE FIELDS, The Intercept, October 22, 2022.
Josh Marcus, An ‘escaped inmate’, injuries, death and no idea who foots the bill: Inside the Kentucky factory flattened by a tornado, The Independent, December 21, 2021.
Scott Simon, Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?, NPR, December 4, 2021.
Terrence McCoy, Small children are climbing 60-foot trees to harvest your açaí, Washington Post, November 28, 2021.
Paras Shah, The Chocolate You Buy Keeps Farmers in Poverty, Expert Says, The Click, November 5, 2021.
Melissa Logan, Organization for Ethical Source Launches Hippocratic License 3.0, Strengthening Enforcement and Adding Flexibility, GlobeNewswire, September 29, 2021.
Simran Sethi, Can U.S. chocolate companies be liable for child-labor abuses in the global cocoa supply chain?, The Counter, June 2, 2021.
BBC News Hour, Gaza: no ceasefire yet, May 19, 2021. Radio interview.
For a Better World podcast, How We Hold Corporations Accountable, with Charity Ryerson of Corporate Accountability Lab, April 27, 2021.
Molly Shah, US Prisoners are Exploited Slave Labor, The Real News Network, April 16, 2021.
UCLA School of Law, International Human Rights and Corporate Accountability: Current and Future Challenges, The Corporation as Global Superpower, February 26, 2021. Panel.
UCLA School of Law, International Human Rights and Corporate Accountability: Current and Future Challenges, February 26, 2021. Virtual Symposium hosted by Corporate Accountability Lab, UCLA Law’s Promise Institute for Human Rights, and the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs.
Lela Nargi, Can companies be held accountable for problematic supply chains in chocolate, coffee and more?, Salon, February 16, 2021.
Lisa Vives, Chocolate Multinationals Collude with Mali’s Child Slavery Rings, In-Depth News, February 15, 2021.
International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network, Virtual Launch of the ILAW Network’s Global Labour Rights Reporter, February 2, 2021. Panel.
The Human Trafficking Legal Center, Using the U.S. Tariff Act to Disrupt Forced Labor in Supply Chains - A Practitioner's Perspective, January 28, 2021. Webinar.
Peter Whoriskey, Supreme Court weighs child-slavery case against Nestlé USA, Cargill, Washington Post, December 1, 2020.
Rupa Shenoy, Big chocolate companies use child labor. Can a 1789 US law hold them accountable for violations abroad? The World, October 29, 2020.
Oliver Balch, Chocolate industry slammed for failure to crack down on child labour, The Guardian, October 20, 2020.
The Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Podcast, What Is Corporate Accountability and How Is It Being Enforced? with Charity Ryerson of Corporate Accountability Lab, October 20, 2020.
Vivienne Walt, Big Chocolate’s child-labor problem is still far from fixed, Fortune, October 19, 2020.
Shashank Bengali, These gloves help fight COVID-19. But they’re made in sweatshop conditions, LA Times, September 22, 2020.
Zeb Larson, American Companies Are Profiting Off of Labor Camps in Xinjiang, The Progressive, September 18, 2020.
Charity Ryerson, Innovation labs and the future of human rights practice, OpenGlobalRights, September 10, 2020.
Oliver Balch, US could become ‘safe haven’ for corporate abusers, activists warn, The Guardian, August 5, 2020.
Peter Whoriskey, On Valentine’s Day, a push to keep companies from making chocolate with cocoa grown with child labor, Washington Post, February 14, 2020.
Raw Data, Technically Sweet, November 21, 2019.
The Takeaway, Your Halloween Chocolate Most Likely Comes from Child Labor in West Africa, WNYC Studios, October 22, 2019.
Peter Whoriskey, U.S. weighs plan to block cocoa imports produced with child labor. Ivory Coast calls ban unfair, Washington Post, August 7, 2019.