1.56 Million Children & A Supreme Court Case: Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry

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English - June 07, 2021 14:00 - 5 minutes - 4.1 MB
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Perhaps the most important aspect of the chocolate industry is who grows cocoa.

Child labor is an endemic problem in the cocoa industry. According to a recent study conducted by NORC and the US Department of Labor, about 1.56 million children in Ivory Coast and Ghana are engaged in child labor.

Today on Handful, Alexa explains the prevalence of child labor in the cocoa industry and the failed regulation of this exploitation.

Read the full article here: https://novelhand.com/child-labor-in-the-cocoa-industry/

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