Re: Your favorite chocolate could be tied to child labor (take action)

Friend, [sign the petition: Demand Hershey’s, Nestlé, and Mars end child labor practices NOW!]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( On cocoa farms across West Africa, [children as young as five years old]( are taken from their homes and paid low, or sometimes no, wages to work long hours in brutal conditions. Hershey’s, Nestlé, and Mars profit from this exploitation. Their inaction has gone on for far too long. It is immoral and irresponsible for these corporations to profit from the exploitation of children, to say the least. Hershey’s, Nestlé, and Mars must take immediate, tangible steps to eradicate child labor from their supply chains. [Sign the petition: Demand Hershey, Nestlé, and Mars end child labor practices!]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thanks for all you do, Erin Tulley, Daily Kos P.S. Below is an email we sent out earlier demanding Hershey, Nestlé, and Mars immediately cease child labor exploitation: --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, [sign the petition: Demand Hershey’s, Nestlé, and Mars end child labor practices now!]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( The chocolate industry, dominated by major companies like Hershey’s, Nestlé, and Mars, remains under scrutiny for its continued reliance on child labor in cocoa harvesting. Child labor and slavery persists on cocoa farms as children in West Africa are taken from their homes and paid low or even no wages in what has been identified as the “[worst forms of child labor](” under international law. Despite promises made two decades ago to eradicate these horrendous practices, these companies have repeatedly [failed to fulfill their commitments](. In the absence of any action by these major chocolate makers, child welfare advocates have [initiated]( a federal lawsuit urging the federal government to prohibit the import of cocoa harvested by child labor. But that’s not enough–these companies must take accountability. We demand that Hershey’s, Nestlé, and Mars immediately cease using child labor in cocoa harvesting. It is unacceptable for these corporations to profit while exploiting children. We urge these companies to honor their decades-old promise and take concrete, verifiable steps to eliminate child labor from their supply chains immediately, not several years down the road. [Sign the petition: Demand Hershey, Nestlé, and Mars end child labor practices!]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thanks for all you do, Erin Tulley, Daily Kos Daily Kos needs you now more than ever We are falling behind our projections for two of our three major revenue streams: advertising and list building. This means that at this moment, we need to rely more and more on donations from the Daily Kos community to make ends meet. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Donate $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Shop the Daily Kos store All items made in USA and union decorated! //notify.dailykos.com/ss/c/wehEm_vu1NBVXOKYSqOxTIIfkvDY5WdweA22OatZqcQreUgmm33sy_VkOla2Q1TdmAu0D0A_sjL7G_5FjnHJY4c62ShfJebUQpc3mARG5CZHNWVJaKuN21Uh67woawC23iyIQx-xpCNW0d-LNy_I7io5bsqv8C1H0Acoa-4FTSLg0FNWCZ83ANTktq7rNJSiGNuZ9YR7OKzvD3SEuYLf3QoDKWxV4gEOYE_0twsWFnDqox3sCqZDsxCdN8nlkgo8Kr5FRZZhIBORb0PmCaTjgzAvSS96wxyyrBmXdM-PDw33QXNE7ZncC1pVX7DxZ9miFoLja9nrVKzHOWbMpgYnzpImBnffSTgvHq-UVEFhIXOH7uKVIB9JF3ndfGNeXgCwjI7SxSfS8XeR9Wtz3Uwy76MyseG2V8x9B_VEreEmaLo/43w/LY779auMTX6fOeJihHMC2g/h14/sTMk3h9R7cX0ufZlGC9R7xa4mU-Hl8aefmPD16TCIlI //notify.dailykos.com/ss/c/wehEm_vu1NBVXOKYSqOxTIIfkvDY5WdweA22OatZqcSz3ExxC8GF5ranIsL0II2ou5wxA_lMdj9SGUCUWhXLxXhcJORUgPe4U4ypZlLj7TFRD9jCRy-xN-MdDJmnXPosUXuHCWR08HMfOPofjhc2-znqo2wjvKIoQIf5eKCxl70kL-eNp85itm4hvCNKpdpuWibw2TktMBaXufhaBnNRKf0_AJ3KYVTSb5hmoT4HhorhkpQxovANd49cPfh-jsvVnjuijf5JVKJNgNX15kQy-u05NNvhe1roLFWdOj6-RzF8DILLInQNtKrurbKBBQk0QtE2AUpq6uAbZa89WsZvthaOydR9d1jgfjIiBzyGoaqZLH2m8-rfJorAXqA2ybBq6mAoMSemzwQnTDwzA4733-uo7mVn20knQYYxjdSmNBg/43w/LY779auMTX6fOeJihHMC2g/h17/GFKBU98aNVAKeKYHCUf4ytNYgJcje98Uj5uB7BdDs7Y Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.