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 alyaza [they/she]   ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to World NewsEnglish · 2 years ago

Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghana

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Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghana

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 alyaza [they/she]   ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to World NewsEnglish · 2 years ago
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Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghana: CBS News investigation
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Children in Ghana, some as young as 5, are working cocoa fields and wielding machetes instead of attending school.
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    🤣… sorry, but since when have any companies paid fairly in any areas?

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