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Article

24 Feb 2012

Author:
Andrew Wasley, Ecologist

Coca Cola challenged over orange harvest linked to 'exploitation and squalor' [Italy]

[Coca Cola] the manufacturer of Fanta is being urged to help address the poor conditions and low wages endured by some African migrant workers harvesting oranges in southern Italy…Each winter, as many as 2000 migrants travel to [a] small agricultural town to scratch a living picking oranges that will end up on sale in markets and supermarkets, or as juices or concentrates used in the manufacture of soft drinks…Campaigners are now calling on multinational food and drink firms purchasing orange ingredients from the region to help address the problem…Coca Cola denies any wrongdoing and says its direct Calabrian supplier was given a clean bill of health by an independent auditor as recently as last May, but admits the nature of the supply chain means it is unable to audit every farm or consortium whose juice may be bought by its supplier.