The irony of the candy industry. Hershey uses child slave labor.

Wow, this story makes giving up cheap chocolate an easy thing for me to do.  I knew about the horrible practices of Nestle and how they give away their infant formulas to hospitals in impoverished countries.  Read here to see how this plays out in Nestle’s favor in a disgusting way. And so I went for Hershey’s instead but that will no longer be a temptation for me.  Read below… Action Alert

Tell Hershey to Go Fair Trade & Organic Stop Abusive Child Labor in Cocoa Production For years, the Organic Consumers Association has been taking action along with the International Labor Rights Fund to stop abusive child labor in the cocoa industry in West Africa.  As a result of the constant pressure, major chocolate companies like M&M/Mars and Cadbury have recently agreed to stronger labor and environmental standards in the production of the cocoa they use. But one iconic US brand is lagging behind – and they need to hear from YOU! Please join thousands of people across the country in calling Hershey to ask them to switch to Fair Trade & Organic certified cocoa and sugar — for all of their products.

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