The Story Behind Our Chocolate
Chocolate Slavery & Child Labor
Everyone loves chocolate. But, unfortunately, the world's favorite indulgence is sometimes made by exploiting children. Follow any of the links below and I guarantee you will never look at chocolate the same way again! But, there is good news. Click here to find chocolate that is making a difference!
The Washington Post:
Ethical Unicorn Blog:
"Does Your Chocolate Come From Slaves?"
Keeper of the Home Blog:
"An Ethical Response to Child Labor and Chocolate"
Stop the Traffik's:
Campaign to Change the Chocolate Industry
Rage Against the Minivan Blog:
"The Inconvenient Truth About Your Halloween Chocolate and Forced Child Labor"
Green America:
Child Labor in Cocoa Chocolate Scorecard
Equal Exchange:
"What Makes Fair Trade Cocoa and Chocolate Products Different?"
Askinose Chocolate:
AntiSlavery.org:
"Ending Child Trafficking in West Africa"
AntiSlavery.org:
"The Cocoa Industry in West Africa: A History of Exploitation"
Crosswalk:
"Are You Supporting Child Slavery With Your Chocolate Addiction?"
Bloomberg:
"Child Slavery Claims Against Nestle, Cargill"
Confectionary News:
"Nestlé sued again for allegedly ‘using child and slave labor to make chocolate'"
International Cocoa Initiative:
(Research and reports on child labor and trafficking in cocoa fields)