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Starbucks Sued by Labor Rights Group, Alleging Brazil Cooperation Kept in Slave-Like Conditions

A labor rights group sued Starbucks on Thursday, alleging that it sourced coffee from a major cooperative in Brazil whose member farms were cited for keeping workers in slave-like conditions.

International Rights Advocates filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington on behalf of eight Brazilian coffee farm workers.

Read more at AP News

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