alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoCandy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghanawww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkCandy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghanawww.cbsnews.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarespriteblood@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up28·1 year agoA good start to fixing the poverty is if companies making obscene amounts of money from their labor start fairly paying people in these areas.
minus-squarejarfil@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year ago🤣… sorry, but since when have any companies paid fairly in any areas?
minus-squareP1r4nha@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThat is why I’m buying chocolate made in Africa, rather than chocolate made from beans from Africa. That way the value is generated there and not here.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBecause, being from Africa, they are immune to abusing these kids? They can still source from these farms, no matter where your money ends up.
A good start to fixing the poverty is if companies making obscene amounts of money from their labor start fairly paying people in these areas.
🤣… sorry, but since when have any companies paid fairly in any areas?
That is why I’m buying chocolate made in Africa, rather than chocolate made from beans from Africa. That way the value is generated there and not here.
How does one do that?
Does it affect the kids?
Because, being from Africa, they are immune to abusing these kids? They can still source from these farms, no matter where your money ends up.