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Nestlé is the target of an international boycott because of its aggressive marketing of baby foods. A newspaper article and new film reveal how Nestlé continues to undermine breastfeeding, breaking international marketing standards, where laws have yet to be introduced and enforced.

People are always wanting to know whether Nestlé and other baby food companies are still misbehaving in the way they push their products. What is going on right now? The article in The Guardian on Tuesday was the journalist's eye witness account from Bangladesh. See:

Amicus say that Nestle Rowntree workers in York will not accept cuts of 30% to 40% in their pay and conditions.

The union that represents workers at the York plant say workers are being threatened with cuts of up to a quarter of their salary or face redundancy. This follows the company’s announcement two weeks ago that it was shedding a quarter of it’s workforce (620 jobs) in York.

Officers of Amicus and the GMB trade unions representing workers at the plant are meeting with Hugh Bailey, MP for the City of York about the company’s threats. The Prime Minister has also agreed to meet with the unions about the company’s plans to offshore work.