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_samalander at Chocolate and Slavery
As a side note, I know money is still very tight for people (at least everyone I know), but there are non-chocolate alternatives that you can give out. In fact, non-chocolate is generally cheaper than chocolate, so you can save money! Skittles, starburts, bubble gum, and lollipops are all delicious.
_samalander at Chocolate and SlaveryOn a serious note: It's October and in a few days kids will be begging for candy at your door. Lets talk about chocolate.
Did you know that cocoa farmers engage in human trafficking and slave labor to make your chocolate bar? They do.
Did you know that TEN YEARS ago there was an international protocol passed requiring chocolate makers to work to end child slavery? There was, and people were too busy patting themselves on the back to enforce it, so nothing has changed.
Think a boycott will just hurt the people who make those 15 cents a day? You're missing the big picture.
Addicted to chocolate? Fine, here are the Fair-Trade companies that don't use slave labor.
Want to give money to supporting international labor rights? You can do that, too.
Want to learn about better candies to give out at Halloween? I have an app for that.
Did you know that cocoa farmers engage in human trafficking and slave labor to make your chocolate bar? They do.
Did you know that TEN YEARS ago there was an international protocol passed requiring chocolate makers to work to end child slavery? There was, and people were too busy patting themselves on the back to enforce it, so nothing has changed.
Think a boycott will just hurt the people who make those 15 cents a day? You're missing the big picture.
Addicted to chocolate? Fine, here are the Fair-Trade companies that don't use slave labor.
Want to give money to supporting international labor rights? You can do that, too.
Want to learn about better candies to give out at Halloween? I have an app for that.
As a side note, I know money is still very tight for people (at least everyone I know), but there are non-chocolate alternatives that you can give out. In fact, non-chocolate is generally cheaper than chocolate, so you can save money! Skittles, starburts, bubble gum, and lollipops are all delicious.
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