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India: 1 dead, 2 injured at Olam International sugar mill supplying Pepsico
A worker at the Olam InterntionaL sugar mill in Kolhapur (Maharashtra) India was killed by falling sugar bags in a workplace accident on August 8 which also severely injured two other workers. According to the union representing plant workers, the factory has a long history of workplace accidents...Olam's mills supply to major food transnationals in India, including PepsiCo. PepsiCo has a supplier code of conduct which "expects" suppliers to "provide safe and healthy working conditions". When the union raised health and safety concerns, they were told the plant manager had resigned and there was no one to take responsibility.