Verner WheelockDr. Verner Wheelock is Managing Director of Verner Wheelock Associates and a leading expert in nutrition and health. He can be contacted at:[email protected]From the AuthorEgg ProductionAre zero-hours contracts in the poultry industry becoming an ethical issue?You may remember that I wrote an article around 18 months ago on the subject of the importance of ethical audits and what you might expect from one. In it, I made reference to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) report into the meat and poultry industry which revealed questionable recruitment practices and worrying treatment of temporary and agency workers.HomeEthical audits in the poultry industryA report by the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission highlighted questionable recruitment practices and worrying treatment of temporary and agency workers in the country’s meat and poultry processing sector. As a response, many supermarkets are now insisting that their suppliers conduct ethical audits to ensure that workers are being treated fairly throughout the supply chain.Page 1 of 1
