The supplier’s commitment:
The supplier must, from the start of the contract only supply products of coffee, tea and cocoa which are cultivated under working conditions compatible with:
- ILO:s core conventions on forced labour, child labour, discrimination, freedom of association and right to organize (no. 29, 87, 98, 100, 105, 111, 138 och 182)
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, article 32
- The laws regarding work environment and labour in force in the country where the labour is performed.
The grower must also be guaranteed:
- Cost-covering minimum remuneration.
- Extra price-premium for investments.
- Possibility for pre-financing.
- Long-term trade relations between producer and importer.