NGOs and human rights groups have accused Hershey of sourcing cocoa from African farms that use forced and child labour in wide-ranging criticism of the US chocolate giant's record on corporate and social responsibility...A report from Global Exchange, Green America, the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) and Oasis USA said...that Hershey had not ensured its cocoa supplies from west Africa were not from areas "tainted" by labour rights abuses...When contacted by just-food, a Hershey spokesman pointed to the company's comments on cocoa sourcing in its new CSR report...: “...[W]e embrace our responsibility to ensure that the cocoa we buy is grown and harvested in a sustainable manner. That means encouraging a cocoa supply chain that provides adequate incomes to small cocoa farmers, advances efforts to promote responsible labour in cocoa-farming communities, promotes gender equity and protects and preserves the environment."