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Blog Entries by Andrew Wasley from 05/2012

Olympics Sponsorship: Coca Cola Faces Questions Over Links to Controversial Orange Harvest

| Posted 05.10.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: Migrant Workers, London 2012, Rio Tinto, Bp, Olympic Sponsors, Coca Cola, Dow Chemical, London Olympics, Olympics Coca Cola Sponsorship, UK Sport News

As the opening ceremony approaches, a steady drip of 'sweatshop' and 'forced labour' allegations over poor conditions for workers manufacturing official Olympics merchandise have emerged.

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Where Does Your Salad Come From?

| Posted 05.24.2012 | UK
Read More: Migrant Workers, Ethical Living, Farming, Food, The Ecologist, UK Supermarkets, UK Impact, UK News

Exploitation in the food industry is alive and well. That's according to the latest grim report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which studied the experiences of some of the migrant workers (almost invisibly) toiling in our fields, factories and restaurants.

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The Illegal Shellfish Trade That Threatens Our Health

| Posted 05.30.2012 | UK
Read More: Food Safety, UK Crime, Gangmasters, Health, Shellfish, UK News

A highly lucrative underground trade in shellfish is putting the health of consumers at risk with tonnes of potentially contaminated seafood feared to be entering the food chain. That's the worrying finding of a joint investigation by The Ecologist magazine and The Independent newspaper.

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