Slavery in the Chocolate Industry Introduction The forced labour of children in the Ivorian cocoa farms is at a distance from the glamourised candy producers such as Mars and Nestlé‚ and a universe away from the day-to-day consumers of chocolate. That such a quixotic market shares a commonality with the more exposed diamond market‚ for example‚ whose implication in the sale and involvement of guns in tribal cleansing has long been documented‚ drives home the reminder that our modern prosperity
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Slavery in the Chocolate Industry Chocolate is a product of the cacao bean which grows primarily in the tropical climates of West Africa and Latin America. The cacao bean is more commonly referred to as cocoa‚ so that is the term we will use throughout. Two West African countries‚ Ghana and the Ivory Coast‚ supply 75% of the world’s cocoa market.[1] The cocoa they grow and harvest is sold to a variety of chocolate companies‚ including some of the largest in the world. In recent years‚ a handful
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Slavery in the Chocolate Industry What a systematic‚ corporate‚ an individual and ethical issues raised by this case? The systematic ethical issues raised by this case include economical‚ political‚ and legal questions. Let us first look at the economical repercussions. Would it be economically logical not to do any business with these countries? The answer is no‚ considering close to half of the world’s chocolate is made from the cocoa beans that are grown in the Ivory Coast and Ghana
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jcc18schrage.qx 4/7/05 5:43 pm Page 99 The Cocoa Industry and Child Labour* Elliot J. Schrage Council on Foreign Relations‚ USA Anthony P. Ewing Columbia University‚ USA Reports of forced child labour on the cocoa farms of Côte d’Ivoire surfaced in 2000 and quickly became an important business issue for a number of prominent companies. Media coverage and the threat of regulatory action mobilised the international cocoa industry to collaborate with other stakeholders to eliminate the
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MSGL 502 Ethics and Leadership An Ethical look into Slavery in the Chocolate Industry People around the world share a love of chocolate‚ one of the most delicious and pleasurable foods on earth. However‚ thousands of Africa’s children are modern-day slaves‚ bonded to their employers and forced against their will to work in hazardous and heartbreaking conditions. Slavery in the chocolate industry has been widely publicized through the years. The face of enslaved children has been the
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"An Analytical Study of Chocolate Industry in India with Special Reference to Cadbury’s India" is a sweet CHOCOLATE story of chocolates in the hot and humid plains of INDIA‚ which enlightens us about the size & status of chocolate industry in India. The project gives information about the competitors‚ their market share‚ and their product basket and highlights success features. The project also presents data on types & categories of chocolates‚ a brief study of chocolate manufacturing process The
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Chocolate and Child Slavery: Unfulfilled Promises of the Cocoa Industry International Labor Rights Fund June 30‚ 2004 It is estimated that America spends $13 billion a year on chocolate. However‚ in the past few years‚ it has become increasingly clear that this favorite American product is tainted with the labor of innocent young children. The fact that child slaves are used in the harvesting of cocoa beans in Cote D’Ivoire‚ the world’s major supplier of cocoa‚ is undisputed. The US State
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The Prohibition; A Lead to the Chocolate Industry: It is post World War I and a new sense of joy filled the atmosphere. The war was finally over and a feeling of change was around everyone. The citizens have a new feeling of ravishment and society has changed. People are tapping their feet and humming to the tune of Jazz music‚ women find pride in the confidence they wear with their short hair and skirts‚ while other activist women are finding more pride in their right to vote . Men go to speakeasies
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Belgium Chocolate: History: First introduction is when Spanish conquistadors met Azctec king. 1585 first recorded shipment from veracruz to Sevilla‚ Spain and spread to Europe from there. The first recorded shipment of chocolate to Europe for commercial purposes was in a shipment from Veracruz to Sevilla in 1585.[17] It was still served as a beverage‚ but the Europeans added cane sugar to counteract the natural bitterness and removed the chili pepper while retaining the vanilla‚ in addition they
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Evolution of the American Chocolate industry: Chocolate‚ a wonderful and tasteful product of sugar‚ flavor and soul. Chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry that has prospered throughout the centuries‚ ever since the Mesoamerican’s discovered the sweet taste‚ people worldwide have fallen in love with the wonderful treat. The addiction to chocolate is so momentous that Americans actually on average eat twenty two (22) pounds of candy each year‚ or approximately 2.8 BILLION pounds annually
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