Sad to see chocolate discussed so passionately without acknowledging the present-day slavery component. I didn't know about this. And if I did I conveniently forgot. I rarely eat the stuff, but still..
Caption: The farms of Western Africa and Brazil supply cocoa to international giants such as Hershey’s, Mars, and Nestlé as well as many small chocolate companies—revealing the industry’s direct connection to the worst forms of child labor, human trafficking, and slavery.
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Sad to see chocolate discussed so passionately without acknowledging the present-day slavery component. I didn't know about this. And if I did I conveniently forgot. I rarely eat the stuff, but still..
Caption: The farms of Western Africa and Brazil supply cocoa to international giants such as Hershey’s, Mars, and Nestlé as well as many small chocolate companies—revealing the industry’s direct connection to the worst forms of child labor, human trafficking, and slavery.
Link to article: here.