Dear
Chocoholic, Can you imagine being in
a hot place near the Ivory
Coast working hard at picking cocoa beans
non-stop? This is the sad reality most kids face everyday. Many famous
chocolate brands such as Nestle practice child labor although they do deny
it.
The kids are exposed to many harmful
substances such as pesticides which may even kill them. These kids can be as
young as 5yrs old. The kids are brutally beat when they don’t do as told. They
work long and hardly get paid. The children hardly have any rest. And they
don’t have fun like normal children and don’t even go to school. Surprisingly
enough none of the children have ever eaten chocolate.
These kids
don’t even know what freedom means. These kids think that this is what’s right
they think this is what they belong doing. They think that being brutally beat
and being used as slaves is correct. Most of the kids family are poor and their
parents send them their so they can get money. The kids are not paid and no
money is given to the family. This is the sad reality how can someone be so
cruel?
However not all chocolate has this
tragic back story some chocolates are certified Fair Trade which means the chocolate
has nothing to do with child labor. The farmers that do work there are paid
fairly so they can take care of their family.
We should all help raise awareness
about this awful situation. We can send letters to these companies showing how
much we care if they see we care they would listen. Tell other people about the
truth about chocolate and encourage them to buy Fair Trade chocolate. Before we
buy chocolate we should all check if we can find the fair trade chocolate logo.
If we do we would be helping the world one step at a time.
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