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The Bitter Truth: Migrant Worker Abuse in the Production of Sugar, Cocoa and Coffee in Chiapas report by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre exposes severe labour abuses faced by migrant and Indigenous agricultural workers in Chiapas, Mexico. It documents widespread issues such as forced labour, child labour, wage theft, unsafe living conditions, gender-based violence, and environmental harm linked to major supply chains serving global brands. Despite some companies having public human rights policies, a major gap between policy and practice persists, especially in the sugarcane sector. The report calls for urgent corporate and government action to improve labour conditions, enhance transparency, and ensure climate-resilient, rights-respecting supply chains.
