Date of publication: August 3, 2008
Source: The Observer
Author: Oliver Marre
By Oliver Marre
There is trouble looming for George Clooney in the usually welcome form of Emma Thompson. The actress is seeking to persuade Clooney to reconsider his position as the smooth face of Nespresso coffee, because of the controversy surrounding the ethics of its parent company, Nestlé.
Thompson has written in support of Baby Milk Action, the group that campaigns against the way Nestlé sells and markets various infant foods in the developing world.
It has joined forces with the International Labour Rights Forum in its approach to the Hollywood star and forwarded a letter from workers at the Nestlé Cabuyao factory in the Philippines, who are on strike over the terms of their employment...