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1) GAP is a retail store that sells clothes
2) Mostly in North America, but still global
3) Indian State of Bihar
4) Trucks of children were trafficked and forced to work in factory's for no to little pay
5) Evidence was found in a video sent to abc news

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LONDON, Oct. 28, 2007 — -- The multi-billion dollar global fashion company Gap has admitted that it may have unknowingly used child labor in the production of a line of children's clothing in India.

This followed allegations by an investigative reporter based in Delhi, whose story was splashed across two pages of the British paper The Observer on Sunday.

ABC News obtained some of the video material he used to substantiate his story. It shows children who appeared to be between the ages of 10 and 13, stitching embroidered shirts in a crowded, dimly lit work-room. The video clearly shows a Gap label on the back of each garment.

The reporter, Dan McDougall, said the children were working without pay as virtual slaves in filthy conditions, with a single, backed-up latrine and bowls of rice covered with flies. They slept on the roof, he said.

Gap Inc. was quick to order a full investigation into the allegations and to re-iterate its policy never to use child labor in the production of its clothes.

"This is completely unacceptable and we do not ever, ever condone any child laborer making our garments," said the president of Gap North America, Martha Hansen, on ABC News' "Good Morning America Weekend Edition" on Sunday morning.

"We act swiftly," Hansen went on. "And quite honestly, I'm very grateful that this was brought to our attention."

McDougall said the children seen working on the Gap clothing all came from the poor Indian state of Bihar, a favourite hunting ground for traffickers looking for cheap underage labor. Impoverished parents are tricked into selling their children for a few dollars with the empty promise that they will be well cared for and will send back their wages.

"They had been trafficked by train," he said. "Its nickname is 'the child labor express.' At any time, you can see 80 children on this huge train. Most are trafficked to work in the garment industry, which is huge in New Delhi."

Like many international companies, Gap Inc farms out huge production orders to subcontractors in the developing world, where child labor is virtually endemic. The company takes pride in its record of ethical out-sourcing and has almost 100 inspectors monitoring 2,700 factories worldwide, it says. But in India one of its suppliers evidently broke the rules.

"One of our vendors did obviously, in subcontracting the product, did not ensure that this product was not going to be made with child labor," said Dan Henkle, Gap's senior vice president for "social responsibility." "It's completely against out policies. We are bringing all of our suppliers together in the region to reiterate once again that this is completely unacceptable."

But in India, more than 20 percent of the economy is dependent on the labor of children, according to one estimate. Save the Children says that as many as 80 million children are working in India, which is known as "the child labor capital of the world."

"The problem of child labor is huge in India," Shireen Vakil Miller of Save the Children told ABC News' Nick Schifrin in Delhi. "Often, you can't see it because it's hidden, whether in people's homes or ... crammed into little rooms. ... They will be faced with very cramped conditions, maybe 10-15 children to a room, work for long hours, and doing very detailed work, and often will be hit, will be yelled at, their food may be withdrawn if they haven't done something well enough.

"They don't grow as they ought to grow," Miller added. "Their eyes suffer. Their hands suffer. The conditions are terrible."

Technically, child labor is against the law in India.

"It's illegal for children to work in factories in India [and] in a range of other hazardous industries," said Sama Coursen-Neff of Human Rights Watch. "But unfortunately, the government has lacked the political will to enforce its own labor laws. Many children are working in horrific conditions, including those that amount to slavery."

This is not the first time that an American company has been accused of using child labor, inadvertently or otherwise, through its third-world suppliers. Ten years ago, a human rights group charged that a clothing line owned by TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford and sold at Wal-Mart was produced by children in sweatshops. Gifford later became a crusader against the use of child labor.

Today, while Gap Inc. continues its own investigation, it has already ensured that the garments made by the children from Bihar will never be sold in its stores. The order has been pulled, and the clothes destroyed.

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LONDON, Oct. 28, 2007 - -- The multi-billion dollar global fashion company Gap has admitted that it may have unknowingly used child labor in the production of a line of children's clothing in India. This followed allegations by an investigative reporter based in Delhi, whose story was splashed across two pages of the British paper The Observer on Sunday.

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1) Philip Morris is a cigarette  company
2)  they are a global company, it's a swiss-American company
3) it has slave labor in Kazakhstan and southern Asia
4) they've used slave labor since since they were founded in 1847
5) they've been in lawsuits before and were in one for collaboration  on January 13 2021
6) the laborers are trafficked,  or recruited
7) The conditions are very poor. Tabaco fields are a toxic environment for the human body especially for children.
8) it cost 6 cents to make a cigarette and 7 dollars to buy a pack
How Much Does Smoking Cost?

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MOSCOW — One woman said children as young as 10 working in the fields developed red rashes on their stomachs and necks as they harvested tobacco for use in cigarettes made by Philip Morris.

Another migrant laborer working in the tobacco fields in Kazakhstan said a farmer confiscated her identification papers and withheld pay to force her to continue working despite dismal conditions.

Human Rights Watch, the group best known for documenting governmental abuse and war crimes, plans to release a report on Wednesday showing that child and forced labor is widespread on farms that supply a cigarette factory owned by Philip Morris International in Kazakhstan, in Central Asia.

While child labor should be condemned in any setting, the report said, employing children on tobacco farms is particularly hazardous because tobacco field laborers are exposed to high levels of nicotine while doing their jobs.

Only a tiny fraction of Philip Morris's global tobacco purchases are made in the country, and no tobacco raised on the farms employing child labor went into cigarettes sold outside of former Soviet countries. Philip Morris, after being provided with an advance copy of the report, said it agreed to sweeping changes in its purchasing policies in Kazakhstan.

"Philip Morris International is firmly opposed to child labor," Peter Nixon, a spokesman, said in a telephone interview from the company's office in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Although child labor is widespread in agriculture in Central Asia, Human Rights Watch said, the particularly harmful environment on the Kazakh tobacco farms warranted special attention. The report cited conditions it said were dangerous to children and adults alike. Lacking easy access to potable water, for example, laborers had resorted to drinking from irrigation channels contaminated with pesticides, the report said.

The group interviewed 68 tobacco farm employees in one district of Kazakhstan during the harvest last fall, identifying them only by their first names and initials.

All, including the children, were migrant laborers from neighboring Central Asian countries, mostly from impoverished Kyrgyzstan. The report also documented violations of basic farm safety rules, like laborers wearing open-toed shoes while working with sharp hoes.

Human Rights Watch researchers documented 72 instances of children working in the Kazakh tobacco fields, which employ about a thousand migrants each season.

Many are paid on a piecework basis, by the ton of harvested tobacco. The group said this was an inducement for parents to bring their children into the fields at harvest time. Even then, the report said, families made only a few hundred dollars for a half-year of farm work, after covering debts to farmers for board and travel.

"A company like Philip Morris certainly has the resources to put an end to these practices," Jane Buchanan, a senior Human Rights Watch researcher and the author, said in an interview.

Mr. Nixon, the Philip Morris spokesman, said the company already had policies in place prohibiting purchases from farms that used child labor. Over the years, he said, this policy had reduced abusive practices at Kazakh tobacco farms — an assertion that Human Rights Watch said was supported in its interviews.

All the same, Mr. Nixon said, Philip Morris would step up its efforts to eliminate child labor. The company, he said, was "appreciative" of Human Rights Watch for drawing the continuing abuse to its attention.

But Ms. Buchanan said Philip Morris bore moral responsibility for the fate of child laborers in Kazakhstan, even though it was not their direct employer, citing precedents established by apparel and athletic shoe companies that over the last decade had demanded Asian suppliers prohibit child labor.

"Companies are supposed to have policies to recognize and rectify problems with human rights in their supply chain," she said.

That many of the children worked alongside their migrant-laborer parents during the harvest, she said, did not diminish Philip Morris's responsibility for their safety.

Tobacco can be an unhealthy crop even before it winds up in cigarettes. Nicotine is absorbed through the skin through continual handling of tobacco leaves. The resulting ailment in tobacco farm laborers is called green tobacco sickness, causing nausea, vomiting and dizziness. Rashes are also common.

The report cited studies indicating that laborers can absorb, in one day, the amount of nicotine equivalent to smoking 36 cigarettes.

"Children are especially vulnerable due to their small body size in relation to the dose of nicotine they absorb," the report said.

The farmers studied by Human Rights Watch supply Philip Morris Kazakhstan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Philip Morris International, which is based in New York.

The company, spun off from its parent, the Altria Group, in 2008, sells cigarettes in 160 countries outside of the United States, including Kazakhstan. Philip Morris USA markets many of the same brands in America, most notably Marlboro, but is a distinct company.

Mr. Nixon said the company would require farmers to sign written contracts with adult laborers during this year's growing season, and would hire an outside monitor to police farms for compliance with child labor laws.

This year, the company opened a summer camp for the children of migrant laborers in Kazakhstan's tobacco-producing region. It will also require its suppliers to pay monthly salaries, rather than piecework pay, to discourage migrant parents from enlisting the help of their children.

In 2009, Philip Morris International's net revenue was $25 billion on sales of cigarettes including globally marketed brands like Marlboro, L&M, Chesterfield and Bond Street.

The company's purchases in Kazakhstan are tiny compared to its global operations; it bought 1,500 tons in 2009, compared to its global total of 400,000 tons. The company said it contracts with 300 farms in Kazakhstan, employing about 1,200 seasonal workers. These workers are typically accompanied by about 200 children, Mr. Nixon said.

The Kazakh tobacco is used only in local brands unknown outside their markets in former Soviet countries, including Polyot and Apollo-Soyuz.

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MOSCOW - One woman said children as young as 10 working in the fields developed red rashes on their stomachs and necks as they harvested tobacco for use in cigarettes made by Philip Morris. Another migrant laborer working in the tobacco fields in Kazakhstan said a farmer confiscated her identification papers and withheld pay to force her to continue working despite dismal conditions.

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A) They sell chocolate bars that vary in flavor and texture. They are different from most chocolate manufacturers because they use a method of adding air into the chocolate which creates bubbles that allow it to melt in your mouth.
B) Most of their product is sold in Europe but they have companies all across the world from America to Japan.
C) Most of the slave labor they use is centered around the Cocoa bean production that is located in Western Africa.
E) So far there has not been a law suit because of the slave labor they use because the facility is closed to the public no one can get enough information to make a case about it. And most chocolate companies use the same type of labor for their beans so Aero is not alone in slave labor.
F) children are convinced when they are very young that they are helping their families by taking the job. Some parents sell their kids for an extra buck, but many are kidnapped from local countries, tribes, and villages.
G) Farm owners using Child labor usually provide the children with the cheapest food available, such as corn paste and bananas. Children sleep on wooden planks in small windowless rooms with no access to clean water or sanitary bathrooms.
H) A Standard 1.62 Oz bar from Target is $1.59. and the average cost to make a chocolate bar is $0.15 but Aero uses higher end Cocoa beans so I assume the cost is higher. --------------------------------------------------------------------
A) I have bought products from 20 out f 28 of these companies.
B) Aero is taking a stand against slave labor but at the moment they have no way of breaking from the cycle that wouldn't cost them more than they think it is worth.
C) When i think of slave labor I think of slavery in America which was worse than a lot of countries back when it was used so the idea that I may have about slave labor my be different the other's ideas about it.

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A) walmart is a general market selling basic goods and foods
B) They are a global company, mainly based and orignating in America
C) Their cheap labor is mainly based in China
D) workers turn to walmart in times of desperation seeking any source of income to survive and then are exploited

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1) H&M is a fast-fashion clothing brand for men, women, teenagers, and children.

2) H&M is a multi-national clothing store, having stores in over 50 different countries. The majority of H&M stores are located in America, Germany, and China.

3) H&M was proven to be working with clothing factories that were located in Myanmar and one of the workers stated that they would hire anyone that was willing to work.

4) Ever since 2013 there has been workers from the ages of 14 – 17 working long hours, some working 12 hours shifts and other not only working at one factory but two different factories.

5) Currently H&M is under investigation but as of right now there are no lawsuits because of child labor.

6) The factories that have been exploiting workers have been said to hire anyone that was willing to work, and then these workers were given extreme hours with minimal pay.
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Consumer Questions:

1) 12/28

2) H&M is said to have not approved of the child labor that was used and they stated that they were not aware of it, and that they do not tolerate child labor of any form.

3) Growing up in America it is normal for the legal and socially excepted age to start working from 14 to 15 while in other countries it is a much lower age. Also, in other countries working at a younger age is a way to help provide for your family.

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A) A German multinational corporation that primarily sells shoes and clothing. Second largest sportswear manufacture in the world.
B) It is multinational company that operates 1,300 stores worldwide and has over 62,000 employees.
C) Child labor force is reported to be in Asia, such as Indonesia.
D) Exploited in 2012, but it is unknown how long Adidas has used slave/child labor.
E) There have been many allegations against Adidas about workers treatment but no major lawsuits.
F) They will hire anyone and the workers usually work overtime to make a living because of the low pay.
G) Work excessive hours because of low pay. Employees even 15 and younger are made to work 15 hour days, are punished for not doing overtime, and paid less than $60 monthly, which is below the standards of a living wage. They deny a workers holiday and sick pay.

Consumer

A) 12/28
B) Adidas says they do not approve of "ignoring workers rights for the sake of profit", however this is hypocritical because they use this tactic.
C) The U.S.A has child labor laws which protect children. However, other countries may not have these and children may work to help their families.
Article- Child labour scandal hits Adidas | UK news | The Guardian

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KEY DETAILS:
1. Forever 21 is a clothing store worldwide that mostly caters young women.
2. Forever 21 is a popular clothing store over the world, with most shops located in the US. The company is involved in child labor by purchasing items from companies that participate in child labor. The company imports cotton from Uzbekistan, where children are neglected and taken from schools to work.
3. In addition there have been multiple reports of unfair pay, and unfair pricings from Forever 21 workers. They under pay workers to make a cheap item, that they then retail at higher prices.
4. Forever 21 looks to hire college students that are looking for simple part time work. There have further been rallies and sit-ins by working to increase pay and better working conditions of factories.
5. There have been lawsuits against the company: (example) in 2001 Asian Pacific American Legal Center sued Forever 21 due to complaints of 19 college students. The students had been working, six days a week, 12 hours a day, and received less than minimum wage. Also said factories contained rats and roaches. The company did not admit to these accusations but id agree to improve industries.
CONSUMER QUESTIONS:
1. 17/28
2. Personally, I was not aware of the slave labor these companies are involved in. So I do not know of any other companies that take a stand.
3. I feel like American culture singles out other countries to slave labor and makes it such a big deal in other countries. I now theorize that the reason for this is to hide the truths of slave labor that also happens in America.
https://cslabornews.org/2020/03/20/forever-21/

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1) Apple is a technology company who sells things like iphones, ipads, and other assortments of technology.
2) Apple is a very large company that has spread throughout the world. Apple has most of their stores located in America but many of them can be found in other countries.
3) Apple has first been shown to be using child labor since 2012 but was mostly called out on it when the iphone x released which had a lot of child labor involved.
4) Apple has said that most of their child labor comes from volunteers in china.
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1) Out of all these companies I have bought items from 13 of them.
2) I don’t know any companies who are significantly against slave labor but if they don’t use it then I assume they are against it in the first place.
3) In America it is believed you should be roughly 15-14 until you can get a job but in many countries the age is much lower due to different needs like in china, many children start working way before the average kid in America all due to their customs and reality.
4) N/A

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1) Disney is a worldwide entertainment company that sells anything from toys to movies.
2) The Walt Disney Company EMEA has a physical presence in 30 countries employing more than 6,000 people ; its channels reach children and families in 133 countries. The majority of Disney is located in the U.S.
3) The forced labour comes from Chinese children and teens.
4) There has been reports of abuse since 1996.
5) They are under investigation but not in any lawsuits.
6) They hired teens and forced them to work in breach of the local labour laws.
7) Working from 8am to 10pm, handling chemicals without protection, being chastised for failing to hit production targets, and eating food laden with cockroaches. The machinery is unsafe and killed someone in the past by crushing them.
8) The workers get paid 3 yuan= 0.46 U.S. and Disney sells their products for $15 and upwards to $200.
Consumer questions
1) 16 of the 28
2) I do not know any companies that take a stand againist it.
3) It is different in the U.S. than some countries because we are taught it is wrong and we can not work until a certain age while in some other countries children are forced to.

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Child labor, though not a new thing but surely a thing to worry about as child labor is ruining the lives of many children.

Child labor is simply depriving children of their studies, from their childhood life. Range of companies being indulged in child labor is much frightening.

Do you know the sneakers and clothes you are wearing might be from a Slave Labor?

Causes of Child Labor:

Primary Cause:

In many small towns or places, there are no better schools for children neither they have any such facility. So they believe that employment is a better option to nourish their future.

Cultural Cause:

It was firmly believed in European culture that if their child would follow their steps, he/she will become self-independent.

Macroeconomic Cause:

Unavailability of good schools was one of the main reasons for depriving children from studies. They were followed by other reasons such as lack of modern technology etc.

Chocolate Companies that Use Child Labor:

Being one of the top confectionery companies in the world, it has been noted for their involvement in child labor. The most disgusting thing was that the living condition of the children was not so good.

At least they could have paid some attention to those children who are working for them day and night. All that they need is that their work should be completed on time, no matter whatever may be the condition of the children.

2 Hershey's:

It is the largest chocolate maker company in the US. Children are forced to do the works even if it was not of their level.

They used child labor mostly in cocoa farms. They were threatened by airing off the video of the child labor, but it seemed that they were not affected by any such warnings.

Another famous chocolate company that has accepted that it uses only certified cocoa.

They also admitted that by 2020 they would free their company from child slavery. But this is also a fact that every year the number of children increases in cocoa farms.

4. ADM (Archer Daniels Midland Company):

It is one of the leading processors of cocoa liquor. They purchase cocoa which has been harvested by child laborers. It does not have its own cocoa farm but has relationships with the buyers/sellers of such farms.

In this way, they can easily carry out their work with the help of children. But they have also denied the allegations of child labor which is still continuing.

It has a high demand for cheap child laborers. This is the reason they cannot stop child labor in their company.

Cadbury can pay more money to workers as they are encouraged by the organizations. But it seems that they are not willing to do so as workers cannot leave the company having fear of losing their job. Also, the company is also familiar with this fact.

They are also involved in child labor, but the best thing which they are doing is focusing on the welfare of child labor.

They meet up the needs and demands of the workers so that they will work with more dedication. They focus on driving change in the lives of human beings as well as the environment.

7. Fowler's Chocolate:

They curse child slavery, but their company is also not free from child slavery. On the other hand, they also work for the well being of such children who cannot go to schools due to lack of money.

In an investigation, it was also revealed that how companies purchase children from their parents. Many were kidnapped from their houses.

Crunch is another famous company uses children for the work and they pay fewer wages to their workers. The wages are so less that they cannot even afford to earn their livelihood.

The living conditions of these workers are pathetic as well as very painful. These poor conditions result in the spreading of diseases among people.

Though it is indulged in child labor it has given a deadline to stop the involvement of children in their company.

Well, we can only believe, if it proves to be true. Few years before it was accused of sourcing cocoa from cocoa farms where children used to harvest cocoa.

Another company which has claimed that the use of child labor in cocoa farms is our supply chain. So they cannot break their chain rather than they can focus on making the lives of workers better and providing them with better working conditions.

Fashion Brands that Use Child Labor:

Well, this company has been caught in scandals many times, and they have always been involved in major humanitarian issues over many years.

On the other hand, they are showing their image of the Eco-friendly brand but still, child labor is being used in bulk. The track of this company has been marked with spots all over as they used to bring children from the Philippines and assign works to them.

2. Forever 21:

Another fashion brand involved in child labor never stated that they do not employ young labors in their production lines.

The most saddening part is that the company brings its cotton from Uzbekistan, where children are taken from schools and employed in work neglecting the importance of education and their studies which do not get over due to such shameful activity.

One of the most recognizable jean brands in the world is also involved in such scandals of child labor. Well the most embarrassing and shocking fact is that they even employ children of 8 years.

Garments were made with the hands of poor women and their children. In an investigation, it was found that this company compelled its workers to work 16hrs per day which is illegal all over the world.

It has been practicing child labor over many years. They were not doing any legal or ethical practices at that time. All their daily works were done on an illegal basis only without putting any full stop to such activity.

Even the Director of the company also said that he is not responsible for whatever illegal things are being practiced in the company. Nowadays they are violating human rights on a daily basis.

Another fashion brand which forced its employees to work 12hrs a day. They were also accused of unfair trade practices in their company. It also had connections with other companies. They were also charged with 52 allegations but that showed no signs of improvement.

Workers were also called from Bangalore to work in the restricted area followed with few restrictive terms to work.

6. Urban Outfitters:

This company has been involved in a number of controversies of child labor. Yet they never disclosed about any of the supply chain of child laborers.

But its true that they have the involvement of children in their company as their employees. A petition was filed against them to stop child labor. And orders were also given to lose the petition because they were not affected by it.

Another leading, as well as creative shoe brand, was also caught in such scandals of child labor.

They have also admitted that they select valuable employers from the market, but none of their activities gave a green signal to whatever they had admitted. They have been continuously involved with the tackling of child slavery in the past few years.

It has been praised as one of the companies that donated money in a tragedy that occurred in their neighbor company.

But on the other hand, it also shocked us by the fact that they used to pay only 40 rupees per day to children. Most of the Indian companies were also involved in such scandals of child slavery.

Being the ultimate sensation of fashion among sports stars and young people, they are indulged in child labor. The children over here are also punished if they refused to do overtime.

Even the workers are also penalized for taking leave due to any medical difficulty. So painful it sounds, but it's the reality of this fashion brand. Yet the company has always denied over such facts.

Another brand that has always been accused of underpaying their workers as well as exploiting them.

Although some observers also argued of the poor conditions of the workers and their unmet demands. But the company disagreed to all such arguments as well as statements given by those observers.

A Japanese company which took over the US market has also been accused of child slavery. But then they claimed of the social responsibility after being surrounded by many petitions.

They have their own cheap labors from Bangladesh who were fixed for their work without making any argument or raising any questions.

12. Victoria's Secret:

Another glamorous brand who forced children to work under severe conditions by physically and mentally abusing them. The cotton used in this company was picked up by children from cotton farms.

When they were charged with the allegation of child labor, then they said that they are not aware of it as well as they are against child labor.

13. Aeropostale:

It is one of the biggest teen retailing company involved in scandal of child labor. They have not publically stated about child labor involvement. Rather than they have refused to support human rights violation and also are against child labor.

The government of Uzbekistan is continuously picking up children from school and making them work in cotton farms.

La Senza is another famous Canadian company. It gives only 30minutes of a break to child laborers in 10 hours of shift.

The observers have also admitted that it is the worst place to work for any child. La Senza does not aim at growing its company, it is limited in growth terms.

Other Famous Brands that Uses Child Labor:

Now comes one of the most sensational brands in the world. Though they have admitted that they have the involvement of children in their company because they needed children to perform some of their works.

When they admitted this thing, some of us thought that they must be giving special attention to children as they have admitted but nothing much happened.

Sounds so strange that on one side where it aims at entertaining children and making their life full of fun, on the other hand, it is involved in doing child labor.

The most shocking thing about Disney was that the children are made to work in substandard conditions for 76 hours a week without giving them any benefits. Young labors are very much common in such company.

3. Philip Morris:

Another leading tobacco brand admitted that many children are working in tobacco farms. But it took only a minor part of blame on itself mentioning that it is taking steps to stop child labor in their company.

After working in Tobacco Company many children suffered from the problem of nausea, vomiting, dizziness which was caused due to the release of harmful pesticides in factories.

Other leading store for kids is also indulged in the employment of children of 14-15years. But it has also agreed to pay fine or violation of human rights. The children were not allowed to take a proper nap even at night.

Due to these illegal activities, their shares fell 6%, but no effect was seen on their work. They have been caught several times for the exploitation of child labor.

Well, these things prove to be very shameful that such big companies are also a part of this sin. But the companies aim at maintaining the decorum of their company rather than focusing on the future of children. It's hard to believe that these children must be having any idea of " what childhood looks like, what is it". They should realize that " school is the best place for them" and " education is their fundamental right".

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1. Hershey sells chocolate bars and other chocolate products
2.Hershey is a global company but most of its stores are located in the U.S
3. The forced labor comes from west Africa in cocoa farms.
4. Hershey pledged to stop child labor in 2001, but their cocoa cannot be traced so it could be very possible that they are using children.
5. In February, Hershey and many other chocolate companies were sued by the International Rights Advocates.
6. Hershey's labor comes from teenagers and children farming cocoa.
7. The working conditions are terrible. Boys are paid around 85 cents for a full day's work. Not only that, but they sleep in terrible housing and can only rest on the floor of the jungle.
8. The boys who harvest cocoa are being criminally underpaid, and on average, they only earn 6% of the value of a chocolate bar.
9. Hershey buys 80% of its cocoa from certified sources, while the remaining 20% is most likely from slave/child labor.
Consumer questions
1. I have made purchases from 7 of these companies.
2. I do not know of any companies who stand against slave labor.
3. Since I grew up in the U.S, my perception on child/slave labor is different then aa 16 year old growing up in West Africa. We have laws protecting children in the U.S from child labor, while in Africa, it is a way of supporting your family.
4. N/A

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1) Women's lingerie brand
2) About 1,400 stores worldwide
3) The child labor is located in Burkina Faso
4) First discovered in 2007, unclear whether or not they are still in use
5) VS is not in any lawsuits over this currently
7) The children are physically and mentally abused and sleep on thin plastic matts

self questions
1) 11/28
2) VS does not approve of the child labor used in Burkina Faso
3) because it is likely normalized in places with child/forced labor,  it is not seen as wrong as Americans see it

Link: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/victorias-secret-child-labor_n_1150883

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A) Nike; Nike sells footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services.
B) Nike is an multinational corporation, as they are the world's largest supplier and manufacturer of athletic shoes, apparel and other sports equipment. The majority of their stores are in the United States.
C) There are claims of child labor in Nike's supply chain in Pakistan, Cambodia, and other various Asian countries.
D) Accusations of their use of child labor emerged in the early 1970s.
E) There has not been any lawsuits against Nike for slave labor but rather labor bills that have affected production such as the China's Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill.
F) Nike's Director claims that he is not responsible for illegal practices of trafficking labor.
G) Again, though Nike claims they provide a safe code of conduct for workers, there are various accusations of an unsafe environment and underpayment.
H) A pair of Nike shoes on average cost $28.50 to make using slave labor but will be sold for $100 retail.
I) In 2019, Nike spent over $1 million on upholding labor in the United States as well as $400 thousand on international labor firms. These include 45 countries outside the US, primarily extending to Asia.
Consumer Questions
A)Of the 28 companies listed, I have purchased from 18 of them.
B) I do not know specifically any companies who has stood against slave labor. However, after researching, I found that Tesla does not use or support slave or child labor.
C) My perception of what constitutes slave or child labor may differ from some countries due to your upbringing in American culture as other cultures believe it to create self-independence.
D) N/A

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Nike and child labour – how it went from laggard to leader

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For well over a decade, Nike became defined by the term ‘sweatshop’. Nike and child labour had particularly become linked in the public mind.

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1.) Nestle is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company. This company is extremely large. They produce everything from baby food, bottled water, coffee, tea, dairy products, ice cream, and chocolate.
2.) Nestlé owns more than 2,000 brands that are sold in more than 197 countries around the world. The company is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland.
3.) Nestle cannot guarantee that they they have not been using child labor and it seems that most of the child labor is occurring in west Africa specifically Ivory Coast.
4.) They have definitely been using child labor for over 20 years because 20 years ago, they were supposed to pledge not use child labor ever again, but they have continued using it.
5.) Yes, there has been a large lawsuit filed against Nestle and a couple of other large coco companies because they apparently have been encouraging the trafficking and use of children from around Africa to use in the Ivory Coast farms.
The working conditions of the people on the farms are terrible, they sleep in locked shacks, sleep/take nap breaks on the jungle floor. They are constantly working. Nestle can trace about 49% of their coco back to these child labor farms. Which makes a lot of sense because about 2/3 of the worlds chocolate comes from West Africa.
Consumer Questions:
1.) My family has made purchases from at least 14 of these companies.
2.) I don't know of any companies that are firmly against child/slave labor but after further research I found that Ace is an organization that is trying to stop child/slave labor.
3.)Due to American culture I believe that we have true freedom and I see child labor as harmful tools to get things done without dirtying our own hands but other countries and people may see this as a way to get money for their family and support their lives to the best of their ability.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/business/hershey-nestle-mars-chocolate-child-labor-west-africa/

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Mars:
A) Mars is a chocolate company who sells candy bars.
B) In terms of popularity, mars as a chocolate company is well known, and having been produced in England. In which it was modified in America for a more native food type.
C) The child labor for this company is known to mostly take place in Africa, GUIGLO, on the Ivory Coast.
D) This company in particular had supposedly used child labor for over 20 years, even after promising to eradicate it.
E) They have not had any lawsuits however they have been presented with deadlines to uproot child labor, to which were ignored.
F) The children are trafficked via. buses to the cocoa farm where they arrive as young as 12 years old.
G) As far as work conditions, children are over watched by farmers to make sure they do not slip up, and are even in such conditions where they are forced to lie to anyone inquiring about their case.
H) Although their work effort pricing isn't stated, it is estimated to take about 80cents to purchase a singular mars bar.
I) It has been found that mars bars make up 14.4 percent of the global chocolate market.

Self Questions:
A. 15/28 of the companies.
B. I do not know of any companies currently standing against child labor.
C. Due to how harsh child labor can be and how we were taught of it's existence, I would say that it is certainly easy to identify in it's wrongdoing.
D. It is surprising to hear that some of the products we use has some tragic origin to it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/business/hershey-nestle-mars-chocolate-child-labor-west-africa/?noredirect=on

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1.) They sell chocolate covered wafers.
2.) Sold world wide.
3.)Most of the forced labor comes from cocoa farms in Africa.
4.)One source states that there has been a loop hole in US tariffs for around 80 years.
5.)Due to the loop hole mentioned before the US can not take legal action on Kit-Kat.
6.)Cote d'ivoire is one of the leading cocoa producers with around 40% of the worlds cocoa. Many companies use their soft human trafficking's laws to instill hundreds of thousands of children into forced labor.
7.)While the conditions are not stated in the article, it does state that around 800,000 children are in forced labor for Kit-Kat and its sister brands.
8.)Kit-Kat and is parent company Nestle have been found to be sourcing almost have of their chocolate from child labor farms.
--------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) I have purchased from 7 of the 28 companies.
2.) I do not know of any companies that are super vocal about child labor, partially due to me living in the dorm and not watching news unless I am home.
3.) Growing up in the US, and knowing for a long time that I had to be at least 15 to get a job if vastly different from other countries, for example Cote d'ivoire is one of the poorest countries in the world, and children working in the factories is often their way f supporting their families.
4.) At my old school in south Florida we had a bunch of girls who were sponsored by the school and would preform and some would tell their stories, through this I learned that some children while not in factories still had to walk five miles with two barrels to get fresh water everyday.
---------------------------------------------------------------Link: https://qz.com/africa/492257/kitkat-bars-will-no-longer-be-made-with-cocoa-harvested-by-child-laborers/