Several decision makers, human rights organisations and trade unions have expressed their support for Andy Hall, demanding a stop to all legal actions and an objective investigation into Natural Fruit’s operations.

Natural fruit, a company producing canned pineapple and juice concentrate, has filed two law suits in Thailand against migrant labour expert Andy Hall. As Finnwatch's field coordinator in Thailand, Mr Hall researched Natural Fruit's working conditions in October-November 2012 and revealed serious violations of human and labour rights.

  • In its statement the International Trade Union Confederation ITUC demands renouncing legal actions against Andy Hall, respect for freedom of speech in Thailand and protection of human rights defenders.

  • Service sector trade organisation UNI Global Union and construction and wood workers' international federation BWI campaign on behalf of Andy Hall and collect names for a petition to be sent to Natural Fruit and Thai industry groups.

  • Food, farm and hotel workers' global union UIF demands that companies that have bought raw materials from Natural Fruit assume responsibility over its human rights violations.

  • Thai State Enterprises Worker's Relation Confederation SERC has asked for support for Andy Hall from ITUC and the International Labour Organisation ILO. SERC has also published its own statement in which it demands Natural Fruit to drop legal actions against Andy Hall.

  • Human rights organisation Front Line Defenders considers the legal actions as an attack against human rights defenders and freedom of speech.

  • Migrant Forum Asia demands an investigation on Natural Fruit’s actions and renounces the legal actions.

  • Member of European Parliament Mitro Repo submitted a parliamentary question to the European Comission on abuses in retail trade supply chains  right after the publication of  “Cheap has a high price” report. Read the answer here.
  • Members of the European parliament Satu Hassi and Barbara Lochbihler have submitted a parliamentary question to the European Commission on the human rights situation in Thailand’s export industries and the legal actions against Andy Hall.

  • MEP Sari Essayah has submitted a parliamentary question to the European Commission on the human rights situation in Thailand’s export industries and the legal actions against Andy Hall. The answer was given by Vice-President Catherine Ashton.

  • Thai Food Processing Association, an industry organisation, considers Finnwatch's report important and commits to improving migrant workers' position in Thailand's export industries.

  • Finnwatch’s statement on legal actions against Andy Hall can be read here.

 

 

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