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minus-squarePons_Aeliuslinkfedilink19•1 year agoWhen it comes to chocolate it seems the only ethical option is not to consume it.
minus-squarekurikailinkfedilinkEnglish9•1 year agoEthical option would be for them to pay adults properly so the children dont need to work
minus-squarePons_Aeliuslinkfedilink13•1 year agoThe producers have been saying that is going to happen for decades and it has not. That is why I say there is not guarantee that any chocolate is produced ethically.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•edit-21 year agoHere is a company that is trying to do the right thing: Tony’s Chocolonely Note: I am not affiliated in any way, but simply heard about them via another story.
minus-squareHello_therelinkfedilink12•1 year agoPbs newshour and John Oliver have done stories on them in the past few yes
minus-square🦄🦄🦄linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoThey are paying more money per tonne of cocoa to the slave owners… I don’t see any indication that this “living wage” actually goes to the slaves themselves tho. https://tonyschocolonely.com/int/en/our-story/news/why-we-wont-stop-paying-a-higher-price-for-cocoa
When it comes to chocolate it seems the only ethical option is not to consume it.
Ethical option would be for them to pay adults properly so the children dont need to work
The producers have been saying that is going to happen for decades and it has not.
That is why I say there is not guarantee that any chocolate is produced ethically.
Here is a company that is trying to do the right thing: Tony’s Chocolonely
Note: I am not affiliated in any way, but simply heard about them via another story.
Pbs newshour and John Oliver have done stories on them in the past few yes
They are paying more money per tonne of cocoa to the slave owners… I don’t see any indication that this “living wage” actually goes to the slaves themselves tho.
https://tonyschocolonely.com/int/en/our-story/news/why-we-wont-stop-paying-a-higher-price-for-cocoa