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Article

8 Apr 2024

Author:
Public Eye

Mexico: Allegations against Nestlé for buying coffee from Mexican farmers at undignified prices

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"High hopes, low prices. How Nestlé is driving Mexican coffee farmers to ruin", March 2024.

...The greatest risk is still posed by the very low incomes of the farmers, caused primarily by the low prices for coffee. As a consequence, especially in the case of small farmers in Chiapas and all over the world, child labour within the family is widespread. Many fall into poverty with devastating consequences, ranging from insufficient healthcare through lack of educational opportunities to seasonal food insecurity...

... “The prices received by the coffee producers – both for Arabica and for Robusta – usually barely cover the production costs,” she says. Usually this means that they live in poverty and without an income that would cover the most important basic needs...

...“Precio justo, precio justo!” – "fair prices, fair prices!” – chants the group of about 200 people, who have gathered on the Ruta del Café in the early morning of 15th February. After waiting in vain for a reaction from Nestlé, they back up their demand with a road-block...

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