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Do you have evidence that Nestlé purchases sugar that was produced through child labour? They claim to source the majority of their sugar from Brazil, Mexico an

by Veratyr 10y ago

Do you have evidence that Nestlé purchases sugar that was produced through child labour? They claim to source the majority of their sugar from Brazil, Mexico and India [0] while the main instances I could find of child labour in sugar production were in the Phillipines, El Salvador and Nicaragua. [0]: http://www.nestle.com/csv/rural-development-responsible-sourcing/responsible-sourcing/sugar http://www.nestle.com/csv/rural-development-responsible-sour...

afandian 10y ago
From Nestle themselves. > No company sourcing cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire can guarantee they have completely removed the risk of children working on small farms in their supply chain. Nestlé is no different, but we are determined to tackle the problem. http://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/human-rights/answers/nestle-child-labour-supply-chains http://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/human-rights/answers/nestle... They have been in business for years. If they wanted to stop in the past, they could, overnight. It would be expensive, but only because of their entrenched business model which they had a hand in establishing.
- kretor 10y ago
  Even farm products from the US often times are produced with the help of children: "US child labor laws allow child farm workers to work longer hours, at younger ages, and under more hazardous conditions than other working youths. While children in other sectors must be 12 to be employed and cannot work more than 3 hours on a school day, in agriculture, children can work at age 12 for unlimited hours before and after school." From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labor_laws_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labor_laws_in_the_United...
  - afandian 10y ago
    I'm not excusing the US law, but I very much doubt that people working forced, slave or child labour have the option to put in a couple of hours work before they go to school.
- Veratyr 10y ago
  Ah, I see. Since the article was about sugar I assumed that was what you were referring to. It does seem like they're trying to help though. They could choose to pull out completely but that wouldn't solve the problem.

by Veratyr 10y ago

afandian 10y ago

From Nestle themselves. > No company sourcing cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire can guarantee they have completely removed the risk of children working on small farms in their supply chain. Nestlé is no different, but we are determined to tackle the problem. http://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/human-rights/answers/nestle-child-labour-supply-chains http://www.nestle.com/ask-nestle/human-rights/answers/nestle... They have been in business for years. If they wanted to stop in the past, they could, overnight. It would be expensive, but only because of their entrenched business model which they had a hand in establishing.

kretor 10y ago
Even farm products from the US often times are produced with the help of children: "US child labor laws allow child farm workers to work longer hours, at younger ages, and under more hazardous conditions than other working youths. While children in other sectors must be 12 to be employed and cannot work more than 3 hours on a school day, in agriculture, children can work at age 12 for unlimited hours before and after school." From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labor_laws_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labor_laws_in_the_United...
- afandian 10y ago
  I'm not excusing the US law, but I very much doubt that people working forced, slave or child labour have the option to put in a couple of hours work before they go to school.
Veratyr 10y ago
Ah, I see. Since the article was about sugar I assumed that was what you were referring to. It does seem like they're trying to help though. They could choose to pull out completely but that wouldn't solve the problem.