Having looked on the world wide web this mission will concentrate on the chocolate manufacturer Nestle after it agreed in 2001 by the signing of an agreement to end the problem of child labour in its cocoa supply chain.
Having read through these reports it is clear that Nestle are failing when it comes to child labour. The report has shown many injuries for example machetes that slice into the children's legs as they harvest the cocoa pods, alongwith working long hours.
children working long hours, using dangerous items such as machetes really worth the end result???? The next time you are eating chocolate think about where its manufacture started and how may children are being abused to provide us with this luxury item. We also have a part to play in ending child labour, if chocolate bars came with a warning "child labour has been used to manufacture this product" or "chocolate plays a part in child labour" with images of children would we still buy it, want it or feel we need it!!
It appears despite the efforts of large companies such as Nestle child labour is still an issue 11 years after signing an agreement as shown in the Fair Labor Association (FLA) independant report.
