*[Enwl-eng] Tell Hersey's, Nestle, and Mars: no child labor for our chocolate bunnies!

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                        Children are exploited for these chocolate companies' profits.
                       
                 
           
                       
                 
           
                       
                 
           
                        This Easter, Remember Hershey's, Mars, and Nestlé Still Use Child Slavery to Produce Their Chocolate!
                       
                 
           
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                        If you knew the chocolate in your Easter basket was created with child labor, would you still buy it? Of course not, but that is the unfortunate reality for a lot of chocolate products. Chocolate production has notoriously been linked to child labor for decades — but companies like Hershey's, Mars, and Nestlé don't want you to know that. According to a lawsuit, seven of the world's largest cocoa companies allegedly use child labor so they can "continue to benefit from cheap cocoa. Meanwhile, these same corporations rake in millions of dollars in profits every year.



                        The lawsuit started when eight Malian citizens spoke out in 2021, revealing they had been trafficked as children to the Cote D'Ivoire to work on cocoa plantations. Legal documents describe the workers being constantly bitten by insects, wounded from machete accidents, and some working for years without being paid. But this issue is unfortunately nothing new. In fact, in 2001, under pressure from Congress, Hershey, Mars, Nestlé USA, and five other chocolate companies signed a deal to eradicate child labor from their supply chains by 2005. Then, the corporations missed that deadline — as well as multiple other deadlines in 2008, 2010, and 2020.



                        According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a majority of the 1.56 million child laborers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana produce nearly 60% of the world's cocoa each year. These children must swing machetes, carry heavy loads, and spray pesticides. The root of this problem lies in poverty, so the solution is simple: pay farmers more for their cocoa. Hersey's, Mars, and Nestlé can afford to pay workers more for their back-breaking, dangerous labor. It is up to us to put pressure on these companies and tell them: we will not buy chocolate made by child slaves! Sign to demand these companies end the inhumane use of child labor now!
                       
                 
           
                       
                 Thank you,

                        Miranda

                        Care2 Petitions Team
                       
                 
           
                        P.S. This Easter season, it is more important than ever that we demand these highly profitable companies stop relying on child slavery to make their chocolate. Sign the petition.
                       
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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts 
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2022 11:19 AM
Subject: Tell Hersey's, Nestle, and Mars: no child labor for our chocolate bunnies!

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