Nespresso finds child labour at Guatemalan coffee farms

Nespresso, the maker of coffee brewing pods and machines, found child labor at three farms where it buys coffee in Guatemala, according to Reuters.

The company said it had implemented a prevention plan to ward off potential further abuse. The Nestle-owned coffee giant uncovered child labor at three of the 374 coffee farms where it buys coffee in Guatemala’s central-southern Fraijanes region, it said in a statement.

The company was under scrutiny after Britain’s Channel 4 News last month reported finding children working on six farms where Nespresso allegedly sourced coffee.

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Further reading:

• Child labour plagues our food system says World Benchmarking Alliance

• Anti-slavery brand finds 1,700 child workers in supply chain

• Corporates: we’re not liable for failing to combat child labour

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