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Tool 9c: This SAQs is geared towards helping labor brokers identify potential labor risks1 in their operations and to provide them with concrete steps that they can take to address identified risks. The SAQ is an internal tool, which does not require the sharing of your answers with anyone, so it is best for users of the SAQ to answer the questions as fully, honestly, and accurately as possible so that the recommendations generated most closely meet the user’s needs

Tool 9: This SAQ is geared towards helping coffee producers identify potential labor risks1 in their operations and to provide them with concrete steps that they can take to address identified risks. The SAQ is an internal tool, which does not require the sharing of your answers with anyone, so it is best for users of the SAQ to answer the questions as fully, honestly, and accurately as possible so that the recommendations generated most closely meet the user’s needs.

A report analyzing the development of the COFFEE project's Sustainable Sourcing Toolkit as a case study, discussing the participatory approach used by Verite in developing this toolkit.

A training manual to be used in a training program -- developed by Verité -- on international and domestic Mexican labor standards, identification of forced and child labor, detection of violations related to recruitment, and identifying and addressing the root causes of occupational dangers in coffee supply chains.

Press release announcing that the COFFEE project would offer trainings on workplace safety and labor regulation compliance for various stakeholders in the Mexican coffee sector (including agronomists, field technicians, certification and monitoring bodies, civil society organizations, and government institutions).

Three Self-Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) designed to help coffee producers, traders, and labor brokers identify potential labor risks in their operations and supply chains and to provide them with concrete steps that they can take to address identified risks. This is one of 12 tools comprising the Socially Sustainable Sourcing Toolkit (S3T) and is Appendix 11.

A technical tool designed to help coffee roasters, traders, and producers to ensure that the rights of workers in their supply chains are respected; reduce the risks of forced labor and child labor; and promote and fair, safe and humane conditions of work. This is one of 12 tools comprising the Socially Sustainable Sourcing Toolkit (S3T) - Appendix 12.

Guide presenting a 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. This is one of 12 tools comprising the Socially Sustainable Sourcing Toolkit (S3T) - Appendix 13.

Guide for coffee companies on how to write (and what to include in) public reports on their activities and progress addressing human rights issues within their supply chains. This tool synthesizes the approaches used in the UNGP Reporting Framework and GRI Reporting Standard. This is one of 12 tools comprising the Socially Sustainable Sourcing Toolkit (S3T) - Appendix 14.

A guide designed to provide coffee companies with actionable recommendations and best practices on the design and implementation of stakeholder engagement strategies that will allow for the creation of constructive relationships that maximize the creation of shared value in coffee supply. This is one of 12 tools comprising the Socially Sustainable Sourcing Toolkit (S3T) - Appendix 3.