I felt a bit like I had been spitting into the ocean — a tiny drop of nothing in a sea of high fructose corn syrup,
slave labor chocolate, and artificial colors and ingredients — all wrapped in plastic — reams and reams of plastic.
Not exact matches
The consumers reaching out to our firm have been outraged to learn that the candy they enjoy has a dark, bitter production cost — that child and
slave labor have been a part of Nestle, Mars and Hershey's
chocolate processing.
If we are mindful and willing to take some stands, say, against restaurants with gross kitchens or companies that treat employees badly (though, this is often in the eye of the beholder) or
chocolate companies that use
slave labor or companies that abuse God's creation, change can happen.
If that sounds absurd and horrifying, keep in mind that it's possible that up to 75 percent of
chocolate consumed in developed countries is harvested by child
labor, many of whom are outright
slaves.
Most of us don't realize while we are boosting our PMSing serotonin levels with
chocolate that we are also contributing to child
slave labor.
As an aside: I don't think most people are aware that the vast majority of
chocolate products, like cocoa powder, comes from child
slave labor.
Most people do not want to contribute to destroying our planet's ecosystems, nor do people want to support child
slave labor in the Ivory Coast when eating their favorite
chocolate bar.