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Takeaways from lawsuits accusing JBS, others of contributing to Amazon deforestation

Authorities in a western Brazil state are taking aim at deforestation of the Amazon with a slew of lawsuits against slaughterhouses and farmers accused of illegally raising cattle in a protected area

The Independent UK

Brazil lawsuits link JBS to destruction of Amazon in protected area, seek millions in damages

In an unusual series of legal actions, Brazilian prosecutors have sued multinational meatpacker JBS and three smaller slaughterhouses for allegedly buying cattle directly from illegal ranches in a protected area

The Independent UK

Plans to present meat as ‘sustainable nutrition’ at Cop28 revealed

Documents show industry intends to go ‘full force’ in arguing meat is beneficial to the environment at climate summit

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'Buddy system' in place at JBS before worker trapped

The world's largest meat processor's local subsidiary has been fined $300,000 after a worker was struck by falling hay bales.

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How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation

According to data analysis by The Associated Press and the Rainforest Investigations Network, a nonprofit reporting consortium, an American company is among the key beef suppliers and distributors contributing to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest

The Independent UK

Meat maker rejects responsibility for trapped worker

A major meat processor's failure in its duty to worker safety does not demonstrate an institutional attitude towards health and safety, its lawyer says.

AAP

TSRTC’s monetisation move: EDs’ offices to move out of MGBS, JBS

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC), an organisation with over 45,000 workers and nearly 9,500 buses, has begun experimenting with the idea of monetising two of its most important facilities — the Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) and the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) — to tide over mounting losses.

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A look at some of the corporations that dominate the Amazon

From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back

The Guardian - UK

The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest

Analysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatly

The Guardian - UK

More than 800m Amazon trees felled in six years to meet beef demand

Investigation involving Guardian shows systematic and vast forest loss linked to cattle farming in Brazil

The Guardian - UK

Trade Minister Don Farrell to visit China in push to end trade war

Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell will hold a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing this week, with hopes it could signal the trade turmoil between China and Australia will soon be over.

ABC News

Firm that hired kids to clean meat plants keeps losing work

The slaughterhouse cleaning company that was found to be employing more than 100 children to help sanitize dangerous razor-sharp cutting equipment has continued to lose contracts with the major meat producers since the investigation became public last fall

The Independent UK

Collagen craze endorsed by top celebs fuelling damage to the Amazon rainforest

Celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Mark Wright and Georgia Toffolo promote one brand of collagen - although there's no suggestion they knew of the links to deforestation

Daily Mirror

Deadly Strathmerton crash sends 'shock wave' through community in Victoria's north-east

The deadliest road crash in Victoria in more than a decade devastates a tight-knit community in the state's north-east as family members from overseas struggle to come to terms with the loss.

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Cargill ends contract with meatpacking cleaning service that illegally hired minors

Cargill, one of the nation's largest beef producers, has cut ties with a Wisconsin-based janitorial service that employed underage workers in violation of federal labor law.

The Guardian - UK

Brazilian meat firm’s A- sustainability rating has campaigners up in arms

Environmentalists question high grade given to JBS and accuse it of deforestation in the Amazon and under-reporting emissions

Reuters

With stakes high, Brazil meat industry dominates Lula delegation to China

More than a quarter of business leaders traveling to China with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva next week come from Brazil's booming meat industry, highlighting the high stakes for a sector reliant on Chinese demand for most of its exports.

The Independent UK

Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors

The Department of Labor says one of the country’s largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country

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The Guardian - US

The food emissions ‘solutions’ alarming experts after Cop27

The food industry’s fingerprints were all over the solutions touted at the UN climate summit last month, campaigners and NGOs say

Tribune News Service

'Secret, not a secret': Southwestern Minnesota meatpacking towns react to child labor allegations

WORTHINGTON, Minnesota — In a basement office, across the street from the Casey's convenience store and just a block from the high school football field, a sign on the window for PSSI, a meatpacking janitorial service, announces nearly $20 an hour pay.

The Guardian - UK

McDonald’s and Walmart beef suppliers criticised for ‘reckless’ antibiotics use

Exclusive: Most important antibiotics for human health still used in supply chains of major US food companies, risking spread of superbugs

The Guardian - US

Methane emissions from 15 meat and dairy companies rival those of the EU

Combined emissions from 15 companies equate to more than 80% of EU’s entire methane footprint, study finds

The Guardian - UK

Food firms’ plans for 1.5C climate target fall short, say campaigners

Major producers of soya and beef accused of failing to deliver on pledges to stop deforestation

The Guardian - US

Sanitation firm accused of employing 31 children at animal slaughter facilities

Department of Labor complaint says Nebraska firm employed children ages 13 to 17 to work with ‘dangerous equipment’

The Independent UK

How British chicken is destroying the Amazon

US food company JBS’ subsidary Seara supplies chicken to British supermarkets, schools and hospitals

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