Unfortunately, tenancy agreements are commonplace in some countries in Africa. These “agreements” keep workers from returning to their homes at the end of a season. In some cases, business partners were holding workers’ documents, preventing them from travel to and from their homes.  This can result in a forced labor situation for migrant workers.

In Indonesia, our people worked to improve relations between our business partners and their workers. We developed a sample employment contract and strongly encouraged its implementation. This contract ensures that workers are free to leave when they wish and are to be compensated for all of their work.  Additionally, we urged our partners to change payroll timing for workers, from a lump sum at the end of a season to a more frequent pay schedule.