As a reply to Vinotha Sanmugam’s post,

I find this article very interesting. It is indeed such a shame that a reputable company, widely known for its well-established brand name would indulge itself in child labor issue that could tarnish its company’s image. In this case, I would say the fault is both on the company and the consumers, and they can fix this problem.

Hershey’s should invest more on its production line is West Africa and increase the wage paid to the factory labors  The higher wage would mean that the under-educated adults would earn sufficient enough to support their families and educate their children. This would reduce the problem of child labor  increase the standard of living of people in West Africa and develop the economy there. However, this comes with an adequately high cost whereby Hershey’s should be socially responsible and not just maximize its profit, and implement this higher investment.

Consumers, on the other hand, should be aware of such unethical behaviors by companies and boycott their products. In this case, consumers should stop buying Hershey’s chocolates.  Only by doing so, companies will be urged to act fast to resolve any problems and refrain themselves from doing any unethical act.