The Rainforest Alliance has worked for more than 30 years to make agriculture more sustainable—and for us, the well-being of those who work on farms is central to that effort. When workers and farmers can earn a decent livelihood under decent working conditions, farms are more productive and land stewardship is more sustainable. Households become less vulnerable to poverty and economic shocks and more resilient to climate change. In short: everyone benefits.
We protect and promote the human rights of hundreds of thousands of farmworkers through our certification program, and of tens of thousands more in our community-level work. Our certification program is aligned with the key UN Conventions on Human Rights and ILO Labor Conventions. It includes a farm-level due diligence system, “assess-and-address”, focused on prevention, engagement, improvement, and encouraging farmers and companies to tackle these issues rather than hiding them. We also advocate with governments on passing and enforcing legislation that requires companies to follow human rights and environmental due diligence processes.
Understand our approach to tackling child labor, forced labor, discrimination, and workplace violence and harassment in agriculture through farm-level due diligence.
We’re committed to closing the gap towards a living wage for farmworkers. Read about how we support companies to achieve living wages for workers in their businesses and supply chains.
Our grievance system is designed to ensure that allegations of human rights abuses or environmental destruction are identified and remediated.
Download this sell sheet to learn how we help companies mitigate human rights risks in their supply chains and sourcing landscapes.
Through certification, landscape and community programs, tailored supply chain services, and advocacy, we are helping to protect and promote the rights of farmworkers around the world.... Continue Reading
Mandatory due diligence legislation can ensure that companies identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for potential risks and negative impacts that their practices may have on human rights and the environment. ... Continue Reading
Gender equality is essential for sustainability. It will take steady collective action to transform oppressive systems and advance the rights of women and girls. Here’s what we’re doing to get there.... Continue Reading
This project will provide training and engagement to at least 37,093 workers in the avocado and berry (strawberry and raspberry) sectors in Mexico and the banana and pineapple sectors in Costa Rica. ... Continue Reading
Through certification, landscape and community programs, tailored supply chain services, and advocacy, we are helping to protect and promote the rights of farmworkers around the world.
Elizabeth Kiende, gender expert for the Rainforest Alliance in Kenya, sheds light on the roots of sexual violence on tea farms.
At the Rainforest Alliance, we believe that strong due diligence systems are crucial to a well-functioning grievance system, and critical to achieve our mission of creating a world where people and... View more
In the rugged hills of Turkey's Black Sea coast, hazelnut production is still mostly manual and heavily reliant on seasonal hired labor.
There is no place in either sustainable agriculture or responsible business for human rights abuses such as forced labor. This position paper first presents how the Rainforest Alliance defines forced... View more
The study looks at impacts of transition to mechanized harvesting; employment terms and conditions; gender discrimination; wages; occupational health and safety; housing and living conditions; and operational grievance and remedy mechanisms.
