Research, project & publications by sector
REACH has experience carrying out research and projects on over ten different economic sectors. Some of the research was carried out on a confidential basis for companies or other clients, and we are therefore unable to provide details or links to published reports. In cases in which REACH drafted published reports or research carried out by REACH or its founder was used as the basis for published reports, we have used included links to these reports. The following section provides examples research and projects that REACH has implemented, broken down by sector, as well as links to research reports and information about projects that is publicly available.
Coffee
- Research on Indicators of Forced Labor in the Guatemala Coffee Sector (2009-2012)
- Research on recruitment of Guatemalan migrant workers in the Mexican coffee sector (2015)
- Rapid Appraisal of Labor Practices in the Colombian Coffee Sector (2017)
- Rapid Appraisal of Labor Practices in the Mexican Coffee Industry (2017)
- Improving Supply Chain Transparency, Monitoring, and Accountability in Guatemala’s Coffee Sector project (2015-2018)
- Research on forced labor in the Mexican coffee sector (2022)
- Research on forced labor and child labor in the Honduran coffee sector (2022)
- Piece Rate Pay and Production Quotas in the Latin American Coffee Sector: The Impacts on Wages, Hours of Work, Women, and Children (2024, based on research carried out by REACH in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Colombia between 2009 and 2022)
- Breaking the Cycle of Labor Shortages, Migration, and Recruitment-Related Risks in the Latin American Coffee Sector (2024, based on research carried out by REACH in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Colombia between 2009 and 2022)
- Rapid appraisal research on child labor and forced labor in cocoa, coffee and sugarcane in San Luis Potosí and Chiapas (2024)
- Research on human rights risks in the Guatemalan coffee sector (2025)
- Research on human rights risks in the Honduran coffee sector (2025)
Cocoa
- Research on Labor Conditions in the Dominican Republic’s Cocoa Sector (2024)
- Research on Labor Conditions in Peru’s Cocoa Sector (2024)
- Rapid appraisal research on child labor and forced labor in cocoa, coffee and sugarcane in San Luis Potosí and Chiapas (2024)
Sugarcane
- Risk Analysis of Labor Violations Among Farmworkers in the Guatemalan Sugar Sector (2017)
- Rapid appraisal research on support mechanisms for farmworkers in the sugarcane and tobacco sectors in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit (2023)
- Rapid appraisal research on child labor and forced labor in cocoa, coffee and sugarcane in San Luis Potosí and Chiapas (2024)
Tobacco
- Rapid appraisal research on support mechanisms for farmworkers in the sugarcane and tobacco sectors in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit (2023)
Pineapples
- Field research on recruitment and human trafficking risks among Nicaraguan workers employed in the Costa Rican pineapple sector (2021)
Melons
- Labor Risks in Melon Production in Mexico (2022)
Illegal fishing
- Research on human trafficking in illegal fishing in Ecuador (2013)
- Rapid appraisal research on illegal fishing in Yucatán, Mexico (2024)
Illegal gold mining
- Risk Analysis of Indicators of Forced Labor and Human Trafficking in Illegal Gold Mining in Peru (2013)
- Research on human trafficking and organized crime in illegal gold mining in Colombia (2015)
- The Nexus of Illegal Gold Mining and Human Trafficking in Global Supply Chains: Lessons from Latin America (2016, based on research carried out by Verité and REACH’s Director in Colombia and Peru)
Construction and Tourism
- Research on recruitment and human trafficking among Guatemalan construction and tourism workers in Quintana Roo (2021)
Domestic work
- Research on labor conditions among Guatemalan domestic workers (2016)