Food Ethics Council

This issue of our magazine looks at the suffering and success stories behind the dinner on our plates, with contributions from Felicity Lawrence, Jeff Rooker, Peter Ainsworth, Zad Padda, Ben Rogaly, Jez Lewis, Chris Kaufman, Charlie Clutterbuck and many others.

We rarely see the labour that puts dinner on our plates. When 23 Chinese cockle-pickers died in Morecambe Bay three years ago, many of us in the UK got a first glimpse of how deeply exploitative such work can be. The tragedy sparked a flurry of exposés and regulation but, as the articles in this magazine attest, our curtains twitched shut again all too soon.

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Contents

Morecambe Bay – three years on
Jez Lewis on bonded labour

Migrant motives
Donna Simpson speaks to seasonal workers in Ukraine

Analysis: workers and retail
Pressure on suppliers pushes worker exploitation | Ben Rogaly

Treat equally, curb abuse
Chris Kaufman on protecting temporary workers

Analysis: codes of practice
Are supermarket codes benefiting workers? | Stephanie Barrientos

The big question: is farm work good work?
Peter Ainsworth | David de Verny | Michael Green | Julius Joel | Felicity Lawrence | Julian Oram | Zad Padda | Jeff Rooker | Graeme Walker | Neil Ward

Vital statistics: is farm work good work (referenced version)
Frances Pollitzer

Analysis: migrant workers What challenges face migrant workers in rural England? | Palwinder Kaur

Columns

On the farm
John Turner on investing subsidies sustainably

Worldview
Flavio Valente on Brazil implementing the right to food

Health conscious
Jane Landon on advertising alcohol to children

Capital concerns
Nick Robins on sustainable supermarkets Business pages

Safety is a skill worth building
Charlie Clutterbuck

Faith groups are a growing force
Michael Heasman

Regulars

From the editor

Letters

News

Reviews – reading

Reviews – eating | Kevin Morgan

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