Case library

Cases of alcohol industry misconduct from around the world exposing the predatory practices.

A library of all the unethical methods of Big Alcohol – aggressive lobbying, unethical marketing, sabotaging of rules and institutions and much more, all in one place.

Misconduct Report Feb 1 '24
Exposed: Workplace Harassment in U.S. Alcohol Industry

In alcohol and service industry workplaces harassment is prevalent. Project WHEN reports more than 140 cases in the United States in recent ...

Misconduct Report Oct 11 '23 AB InBev, Heineken
Heineken Exposed for ‘Slave Labor’ Practices in Brazil

Brazilian brewery Kaiser, which is owned by Heineken, has been added to the government’s list of companies responsible for labor ...

Misconduct Report Jul 21 '23
USA: Federal States Are Quietly Lowering Alcohol Service Age

The Economic Policy Institute exposes an industry already rife with abuse – including child labor law violations – that would ...

Misconduct Report Mar 8 '23
Big Wine Exposed For Slave Labor Scandal in Brazil

Brazil’s Federal Police along with the Ministry of Labor rescued more than 200 people who were living and working in slave-like ...

Misconduct Report Dec 9 '22
Behind the Bar: The Exploitation of Beer Girls in Asia and Africa

In bars from Phnom Penh to Kampala, young women known as “beer girls” are deployed by Big Alcohol to drive sales—often at the cost of ...

Misconduct Report May 5 '22 AB InBev
Beer Giant AB InBev Exploits Workers in UK

AB InBev’s profits have continued to grow even through the pandemic. But the company continues to pay low wages to its staff working ...

Misconduct Report Sep 22 '21
New Oxfam Report: Big Wines’ Human Rights Abuses

Forced labor, poverty wages, excessive working hours and severe health and safety risks for workers in the Italian wine industry. A new ...

Misconduct Report Jul 22 '21
Exposed: Sexism Pervasive in Craft Beer Industry

A wave of #MeToo reckonings were sparked when Brienne Allan, production manager at Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, got tired of the ...

Misconduct Report Apr 13 '21
USA and COVID-19: Big Alcohol Fuels Rise of Multiple Alcohol Harms

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought focus to the importance of health and well-being of people and communities as well as resilience of ...