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‘Morally repugnant’: Brazilian workers sue coffee supplier to Starbucks over ‘slavery-like conditions’

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John ’ was just days from turning 16 when he was allegedly recruited to work on a Brazilian coffee farm that supplies the global coffeehouse chain Starbucks .

He and seven other Brazilian workers all identified simply as John Doe 1-8 for fear of retaliation filed a civil lawsuit in the US against Starbucks .

They are seeking financial compensation for the harm they allege to have suffered.

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semi-formal

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English

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69

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