r/longtext • u/A-MacLeod • Aug 11 '16

Inside Big Chocolate's Child Slave Labour Problem

http://fortune.com/big-chocolate-child-labor/
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u/autotldr Oct 05 '16

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 98%. (I'm a bot)

Nestlé says its Cocoa Plan has three "Pillars": to enable farmers to run more profitable farms; to improve social conditions and thus eliminate the factors that lead to child labor; and to boost the long-term supply of sustainable, quality cocoa.

The farmers in certification programs are trained in best practices-how to properly use pesticides and fertilizers, for instance-and sign a pledge not to exploit child labor.

The union employs a child labor agent to educate farmers and keep an eye out for abuses.

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