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Pilares Corporation, South of Bolivar: We are a citizen group that works for a better future for children and adolescents in our territories. We are the union of several civil society organizations formed into a corporation, which currently work to raise awareness, identify, prevent and mitigate child labor and other unacceptable working conditions in our communities,

Pilares Project: This homepage of the Pilares Project website provides updates on the latest news about Pilares, contains links to videos and recent publications, and acts as a platform for further information on the project. 

Animated video depicting a young Thai girl leaving her family and going to work in a factory far away from home. Along the way, she sees and experiences forced labor and human trafficking. Instructional video explaining forced child labor and human trafficking and how to report it to the Thai national authorities.

Guidance document designed to complement the 17 tools comprising the Socially Sustainable Sourcing Toolkit (S3T).

This tool seeks to provide guidance on interviewing coffee sector workers about their recruitment-related experiences. Proactively interviewing workers on a regular basis can help coffee farms to prevent and address labor risks related to recruitment and hiring.

Spanish edition: This tool seeks to provide guidance on interviewing coffee sector workers about their recruitment-related experiences. Proactively interviewing workers on a regular basis can help coffee farms to prevent and address labor risks related to recruitment and hiring.

Spanish edition: The purpose of this tool is to help coffee companies with operations in Brazil to think more systematically about how to screen and select labor brokers* in order to reduce the risk of labor violations.

A newsletter reporting on COFFEE project activities and achievements, including: the development of a toolkit to improve labor conditions, capacity building, and pilot projects in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. This newsletter provides readers with relevant developments in the coffee sector, information on our recently launched open-source toolkit and online training modules, and updates on our pilot projects.

Tool 10: The most common way for an organization to understand and address labor issues in its supply chains is to undertake supply chain due diligence, a process by which companies can ensure that they comply with legal and code of conduct requirements. This risk management process is designed to identify, prevent, and mitigate adverse labor issues and other risks in all tiers of the supply chain.

Tool 11: Increased expectations from clients and consumers, coupled with expanding regulations on ethical sourcing in supply chains can create challenges for coffee companies, but also presents opportunities for companies willing to differentiate their business models and ethical sourcing practices. This guide proposes a simple framework for a voluntary independent verification system for coffee companies willing to leverage transparency and accountability as an integral part of their ethical sourcing practices and systems. If well-implemented, the framework will nurture innovation that can create a competitive advantage for the company and its supply chain partners.