Home » Corporate social responsibility » Initiatives from the public authorities and other stakeholders » United States: lawsuit filed against chocolate manufacturers for forced child labor United States: lawsuit filed against chocolate manufacturers for forced child labor The International Rights Advocates (IRA), a human rights firm, has filed a lawsuit in Washington DC against major chocolate internationals Nestlé, Cargill, Barry Callebaut, Mars, Olam, Hershey and Mondelēz, following allegations concerning 8 young Malians who say they were forced to work on cocoa plantations in Côte d'Ivoire when they were children (the events took place between 2000 and 2010). Through . Published on 18 February 2021 à 12h15 - Update on 18 February 2021 à 12h10 Resources Terry Collingsworth, executive director of the IRA, is backing up the case with the U.S. 2017 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, which is supposed to protect victims of trafficking. While the companies cited in the case do not own the cocoa plantations, Terry Collingsworth argued that they “knew or should have known”… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
