{"id":26796,"date":"2024-05-24T15:46:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/?post_type=project&p=26796"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:00:29","slug":"harvesting-the-future-jasmine-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/projects\/harvesting-the-future-jasmine-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvesting the Future – Jasmine in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Fair Labor Association, the International Labour Organization (ILO) office in Egypt<\/a>, and more than 19 national and international producers and purchasers of jasmine and jasmine derivatives and products are working together\u00a0to promote child protection and decent working conditions in the jasmine sector in Egypt. The Government of Egypt (17 ministries and agencies) and 14 local civil society organizations also are active partners in the award-winning<\/a> project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint efforts to improve labor rights and working conditions in the jasmine supply chain include strategies to promote fair compensation and build the economic resilience of families; strengthen child protection measures and improve children\u2019s access to education and childcare; improve human rights due diligence systems at the processor level; and generate support for legal and policy initiatives, including social protection measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ILO is leading the collaboration with the Egyptian Government, including\u00a0coordination with the\u00a0ministries\u00a0of labor, social solidarity, agriculture and land reclamation, and education and technical education, as well as the national councils\u00a0for childhood and motherhood, and for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FLA and the ILO are conducting\u00a0intensive field-level activities in seven jasmine-producing villages, in collaboration with several local civil society organizations and jasmine suppliers, including A. Fakhry & Co., Hashem Brothers for Essential Oils and Aromatic Products, Machalico S.A. for Aromatic Essential Oils & Concretes, Herbal Family Group, and Fridal for Aromatic Industries.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International companies are participating in, and have strongly committed to, the objectives of the project, including Coty, dsm-firmenich, Givaudan, IFF, The L\u2019Or\u00e9al Groupe, MANE, Robertet, Symrise AG, The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies, Avon International, Groupe Rocher, and SHISEIDO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year One<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During the first year of Harvesting the Future (HTF) \u2013 Jasmine in Egypt, project partners provided direct support to 1,200 farmers, 7,500 workers, and 2,500 children and their families across seven villages in Gharbia (Shoubra Beloula, Nabas, Sorad, El Serw, Kom El Naggar, Nagrig, and El Ayary). Specific accomplishments from the first year of the project are outlined below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Supporting living wage\/income for adult workers and small farmers and building economic resilience <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After calculating what constitutes fair compensation for workers, based on current practices, previous studies, and international standards, FLA introduced a fair compensation methodology paper and is working with the project partners to implement it. FLA also developed multiple document resources, including a living wage paper, to provide partners with research-based recommendations for supporting a living wage for workers. The team also launched financial education and economic empowerment programs for jasmine pickers and workers. Economic empowerment activities have included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n