7 avr 2025
Complaint against Ahold Delhaize on Violations of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct
Résumé
Date indiquée: 7 avr 2025
Lieu: États-Unis d'Amérique
Entreprises
Hannaford (part of Ahold Delhaize) - Other Value Chain Entity , Ahold Delhaize - Parent Company , Dairy Farmers of America - Other Value Chain Entity , Navex - Other Value Chain Entity , Agri-Mark - Other Value Chain EntityAutre
Not Reported ( Agriculture et élevage ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Agriculture et élevage , Genre non indiqué , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Intimidation et menaces , Déni de liberté d'expression , Accès à un recours non judiciaire , Travail forcé et esclavage moderne , Accès aux médicaments , Licenciement , Santé et sécurité au travail , Harcèlement (non sexuel) , Conditions de vie précaires/inadaptées , Horaires de travail et temps libre raisonnables , Coups et violence , Refus de congé , Droit à l'alimentation , Blessures , Discrimination fondée sur la race/l'ethnie/les castes/les origines , Salaire minimum , Salaire impayéRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Resource Centre & Journalists
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Portland Press Herald reported that Hannaford is reviewing its dairy supply chain for human rights violations following concerns raised by activists. The review will be “overseen” by a third-party auditor, Enact. The review began days before Migrant Justice filed its complaint. The company said it “appreciates” Migrant Justice raising the issues, so that it can “learn what may or may not be happening”. In May 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ahold Delhaize, HP Hood, Dairy Farmers of America and Navex to respond to the reporting. It also invited Ahold Delhaize to additionally disclose steps it has taken to investigate and remedy workers for the abuses reported; and to disclose any human rights due diligence it undertakes before its subsidiaries enter into contracts with suppliers and when monitoring working conditions at suppliers. Responses from Ahold Delhaize, HP Hood Agri-Mark, and Navex can be read in full in the story. Dairy Farmers of America did not respond. In May 2026, Ahold Delhaize reportedly agreed to mediation after the OECD complaint moved forward.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 7 avr 2025
Lieu: États-Unis d'Amérique
Entreprises
Ahold Delhaize - Parent Company , Hannaford (part of Ahold Delhaize) - BuyerAutre
Not Reported ( Agriculture et élevage ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Agriculture et élevage , Genre non indiqué , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Conditions de vie précaires/inadaptées , Horaires de travail et temps libre raisonnables , Accès à un recours non judiciaireRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Resource Centre & Journalists
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Portland Press Herald reported that Hannaford is reviewing its dairy supply chain for human rights violations following concerns raised by activists. The review will be “overseen” by a third-party auditor, Enact. The review began days before Migrant Justice filed its complaint. The company said it “appreciates” Migrant Justice raising the issues, so that it can “learn what may or may not be happening”. In May 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ahold Delhaize to respond to the reporting. It also invited Ahold Delhaize to additionally disclose steps it has taken to investigate and remedy workers for the abuses reported; and to disclose any human rights due diligence it undertakes before its subsidiaries enter into contracts with suppliers and when monitoring working conditions at suppliers. Ahold Delhaize's response can be read in full in the story. In May 2026, Ahold Delhaize reportedly agreed to mediation after the OECD complaint moved forward.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 7 avr 2025
Lieu: États-Unis d'Amérique
Entreprises
Hannaford (part of Ahold Delhaize) - Employer , Ahold Delhaize - Parent CompanyConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Agriculture et élevage , Genre non indiqué , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Conditions de vie précaires/inadaptées , Accès à un recours non judiciaireRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Resource Centre & Journalists
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Portland Press Herald reported that Hannaford is reviewing its dairy supply chain for human rights violations following concerns raised by activists. The review will be “overseen” by a third-party auditor, Enact. The review began days before Migrant Justice filed its complaint. The company said it “appreciates” Migrant Justice raising the issues, so that it can “learn what may or may not be happening”. In May 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ahold Delhaize to respond to the reporting. It also invited Ahold Delhaize to additionally disclose steps it has taken to investigate and remedy workers for the abuses reported; and to disclose any human rights due diligence it undertakes before its subsidiaries enter into contracts with suppliers and when monitoring working conditions at suppliers. Ahold Delhaize's response can be read in full in the story. In May 2026, Ahold Delhaize reportedly agreed to mediation after the OECD complaint moved forward.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 7 avr 2025
Lieu: États-Unis d'Amérique
Entreprises
Ahold Delhaize - Parent Company , Hannaford (part of Ahold Delhaize) - BuyerAutre
Not Reported ( Agriculture et élevage ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Lieu inconnu , Agriculture et élevage , Genre non indiqué , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Intimidation et menaces , Salaire impayé , Salaire minimum , Accès à un recours non judiciaire , Conditions de vie précaires/inadaptéesRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Resource Centre & Journalists
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Portland Press Herald reported that Hannaford is reviewing its dairy supply chain for human rights violations following concerns raised by activists. The review will be “overseen” by a third-party auditor, Enact. The review began days before Migrant Justice filed its complaint. The company said it “appreciates” Migrant Justice raising the issues, so that it can “learn what may or may not be happening”. In May 2025, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Ahold Delhaize to respond to the reporting. It also invited Ahold Delhaize to additionally disclose steps it has taken to investigate and remedy workers for the abuses reported; and to disclose any human rights due diligence it undertakes before its subsidiaries enter into contracts with suppliers and when monitoring working conditions at suppliers. Ahold Delhaize's response can be read in full in the story. In May 2026, Ahold Delhaize reportedly agreed to mediation after the OECD complaint moved forward.
Type de source: NGO
...The following complaint highlights the grave human rights violations in the supply chain of Ahold Delhaize and calls on the National Contact Point (NCP) to address the company’s failure to align with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. It does so by the way of the following chapters.
Chapter 6 of the complaint outlines the relationships within the supply chain, identifying Ahold Delhaize as the parent company of Hannaford, which obtains dairy products from farms associated with human rights violations…
Chapter 7 details violations of internationally recognized human rights instruments occurring on dairy farms within Ahold Delhaize’s supply chain…
Chapter 8 offers a detailed account of how Ahold Delhaize has failed to meet its due diligence obligations under the OECD Guidelines, including its failure to disclose relevant documents to both the public and the employees…
Chapter 9 discusses Ahold Delhaize's refusal to join the Milk with Dignity Program, a proven initiative that enhances labor rights and transparency in the dairy supply chain…
Lastly, Chapter 10 establishes the Complainant’s expectations and urges the National Contact Point to engage directly with Ahold Delhaize to address its lack of alignment with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises…