According to the International Labor Rights Forum―one of the most vocal activist groups campaigning against Hershey―the chocolatier sources much of its cocoa from known child slave labor farms in West Africa, which participate in other human rights abuses, including human trafficking.
Currently, that region produces about 70% of the world’s cocoa, reports the AP.
In light of Hershey’s declaration to source its cocoa more respectably by 2020, will you give them your business this Halloween?
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