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Thought this was known already. If you’re eating chocolate made by conglomerates then it’s probably made by child labor
I just put it here for posterity. People in the future might find this sub and they can see this is one of the reasons why we millennials overthrew the whole damn system. Nobody wants that slave chocolate
Fuck Nestle
To be fair, this is the Mars company, but Nestle does the same shit.
I wish someone would grow cacao plants here in the states so we can have slavery-free chocolate and coffee.
Wait until you find out about the shoe and clothes industry
This is true for most of not all mass produced items. We’re all contributing to others suffering even as we ourselves suffer.
From what I have been able to find out. There is no such thing as ethically produced chocolate.
You’re right, but there are some companies seeking to make ethically sourced cocao products. My personal favorite is Tony’s Chocolonely. They do a ton of research on their sources, and even still they openly acknowledge that it’s extremely difficult to hold their sources accountable and will switch sources as soon as they know it’s happening. They also have other principles to disincentivize forced and child labor in the first place, like paying higher wages and sourcing from farming cooperatives as much as possible.
Tony’s is the closest
Candy company? These guys own major pet food brands as well as chains of veterinary clinics. This company is so fucking dystopian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Inc.
