Sustainability challenges in the medium and large-scale estate sector have been gaining increased attention in recent years. The individuals that provide temporary labour on these farms at times of peak labour demand can be characterized as the poorest of the poor in the coffee sector, and potentially the most disadvantaged and vulnerable coffee-dependent populations in the world.

• Improve awareness and understanding of the nature, extent, scale, and scope of the labour abuses, including forced and child labour, among farmworkers in the coffee sector of Minas Gerais
• Develop and refine tools to identify, and develop strategies to address labour risks
• Share information, experiences, and lessons learned from the rapid appraisals and SAQ pilot and work toward sector-wide solutions to the labour problem with key coffee sector stakeholders in Brazil

• Equality of people

• Working Conditions
• Child Labour

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