Eradication of child labour in spices

About this project

In project A scale, scope, root causes and possible mitigating measures related to child labour in black pepper from Vietnam and chillies from India will be assessed. Based on the findings, action plans will be developed and implemented in project B. In addition, current policies and measures of the participating companies in the area of 'Responsible Business Conduct (RBC)' will be assessed and benchmarked against the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for RBC. If necessary, action plans for optimising due diligence management of the companies will be developed. Initially, the companies involved in this project will seek cooperation with their first tiers, but also involvement of suppliers further upstream the supply cain will be required.Other Dutch and European spices companies and Indian/Vietnamese stakeholders will be invited to participate in the development and implementation of the action plans for India and Vietnam.

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

Vietnam

Sectors

Industrial crops/export crops

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Implemented by

Solina Netherlands B.V., Mouw Sourcing B.V., Koninklijke Nederlandse Specerijenvereniging, McCormic, Olam Vietnam Limited, Stichting IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, Nedspice Processing Vietnam Ltd.

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 22 Jul 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-FBK19S10AB.

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