TAKE ACTION: No More Child Labor in Chocolate

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TAKE ACTION: No More Child Labor in Chocolate

May 31, 2024

By Tracy Abler, Justice Coordinator

Candy makers Mars and Lindt make millions off of their m&m’s and Lindor chocolate… made with cocoa harvested by five-year olds!

The EU’s new due diligence law requires corporations to eliminate child and slave labor in supply chains for things like cocoa. Candy makers Mars and Lindt say eliminating child labor is their top priority, but recent reports connect cocoa from multiple plantations using child labor to their supply chains. Countless children, some barely school-aged, have to do heavy physical labor on Ghana's cocoa plantations instead of playing or going to school. The Eko organization urges us to demand Mars and Lindt start cleaning up their supply chains.

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