Labor inspectors fine Nespresso and Starbucks coffee supplier

It was found in July of this yr that nineteen espresso harvest employees — who had migrated from Vale do Jequitinhonha, one of many poorest areas within the state of Minas Gerais — had virtually one-third of their wages illegally deducted by bosses. The deductions have been associated to the acquisition of equipment and gas for use within the harvest — an unlawful apply in accordance with labor laws. It simply so occurs that the farm in query belongs to the household of Carlos Augusto Rodrigues de Melo, who has been president of the world’s largest espresso cooperative, Cooxupé, since 2019. 

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