In August 2016, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) conducted independent assessments in the Turkish hazelnut supply chain shared by three FLA affiliates – Nestlé, and its two strategic first-tier suppliers, Balsu and Olam Progida which together account for 100 percent of Nestlé’s hazelnut volume in Turkey. Based on both internal and external monitoring results, company affiliates must develop and implement remediation actions leading to sustainable changes.

The FLA Board of Directors voted on February 8, 2017 to approve the accreditation of arena Group's social compliance program. Details on FLA's accreditation methodology can be found at www.fairlabor.org/accreditation.

Find common findings from 2015 factory assessments in China, the USA, Vietnam, Turkey, India, Pakistan, and Mexico, in these country summary reports, produced as supplements to the 2015 FLA Annual Public Report.

On October 7th, 2016, the FLA Board of Directors voted to approve the reaccreditation of PVH Corp.'s labor compliance program. PVH's reaccreditation covers the period from 2008 to 2016. The full reaccreditation report includes commendation for PVH's strengths, along with recommendations for further enhancement of its social compliance program.

For this report, the FLA worked with one of Nestlé's tier-1 suppliers to identify an appropriate tier-2 supplier for an assessment of working conditions at farms outside of the "Nestlé Cocoa Plan." Assessors visited farms in four communities, interviewing farmers, farmworkers, and supply chain intermediaries. This report describes the structure of the supply chain they found, and working conditions at the farms.