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The bitter truth about chocolate

Archive·Oct 13, 2020
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The bitter truth about chocolate

From Freedom United

Together, we can demand chocolate companies reform for the better, respecting the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and the human rights of children across West Africa. 

In solidarity, 

Herrana Addisu and the Freedom United team 

1] https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/our-work/child-forced-labor-trafficking/child-labor-cocoa​​​​​​​
[2] A non-binding international agreement negotiated by U.S. Senator Tom Harkin and U.S. Representative Eliot Engel that aims to end the worst forms of child labor in the production of cocoa. It was signed in 2001 and is due to expire in 2020.
[3] http://www.iradvocates.org/news/nestle/department-labor-study-child-labor 
[4] https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/business/hershey-nestle-mars-chocolate-child-labor-west-africa/ 
[5] https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/climate-environment/mars-chocolate-deforestation-climate-change-west-africa/ 

Published October 13, 2020

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