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Child Labor and Cocoa is Still a Huge Problem
by Lizzy Case November 01, 2021

Halloween conjures up images of costumes, monsters, scary stories, and of course - lots and lots of chocolate candy. While those of us in the United States enjoy the explosion of chocolate treats around the holiday, the reality behind how cocoa, one of chocolate’s main ingredients, is produced is far from enjoyable.

Posted in Anti-Trafficking, blog, Child labor, Chocolate, Chocolate Companies, Chocolate Industry, Cocoa, Cocoa Industry, consumer, fair trade, fair trade brands, fair trade business, Fair Trade Chocolate, fair trade la, Labor Trafficking, West Africa

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