West African farmers use child labor to cost-effectively scale production of the cocoa used by chocolate companies to make chocolates. Out of the sights and minds of consumers, this matter is often unable to garner the visibility that it deserves. Some 2.1 million children must come to terms with this dark reality while working on cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Côte d’Ivoire produces 32% of the world’s cocoa, a key ingredient in the chocolate that we eat. Unfortunately, Ivorian farmers are plagued by structural poverty, with the average cocoa farmer household earning only 37% of the living income…...
Using Mobile to Help Eradicate Child Labor on Ivorian Cocoa Farms
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