http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18645010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18644870
Child labour has been an issue emphasized in societies and media. “215 million are in child labour as a matter of survival.” (Juan Somavia, ILO Director-General) Large corporations have been pressured to answer the location and process that their goods came from, yet many corporations can not. One of the largest chocolate companies, Nestle, is in the spotlight for the usage of child labour to receive cocoa. Revealed by media, Nestle must change their methods into fair trade, otherwise they will feel the pressure from competitions such as Cadbury, who’s famous chocolate bar, Dairymilk, now carries the “Fairtrade mark”.(http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/04/cadbury-fair-trade-dairy-milk) Although the unethical issue of child labour strongly diminishes attractiveness of a company, a positive side is the awareness and desire that Nestle is showing by sending the Fair Labor Association to investigate the conditions of the workers throughout the cocoa’s path to their factories. Nestle has successfully changed attitudes from injustice to awareness. However, in 2001, companies, including Nestle, promised improved conditions for workers yet there was little change. Is “tackling child labour is a top priority [for Nestle]” as Jose Lopez, Nestle’s Executive VP of Operation says? Only time will tell about the authenticity of these ethics.