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29 Jun 2012

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Fair Labor Association

FLA Highlights Underlying Challenges of Child Labor After Extensive Investigation of Nestlé Cocoa Supply Chain

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FLA found multiple serious violations of Nestlé’s supplier code…Health and safety problems are rampant, with 72 percent of reported injuries resulting from workers’ use of machetes. FLA’s investigation also found instances of discrimination…workers – especially unpaid family members – often work excessive hours during the harvest. Additionally, compensation rarely provides for all of sharecroppers’ and workers’ basic needs, and there is little opportunity for workers to organize. Child labor remains the primary cause for concern; even when children do have alternatives to working on cocoa farms and attend school, they often continue to work in unsafe conditions on farms during school breaks.FLA’s recommendations target the root causes of these labor and human rights abuses…

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