Time to Raise The Bar http://www.raisethebarhershey.org The Campaign to Make Hershey Fair Trade Tue, 08 May 2012 19:27:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Hershey, its time to get Child Labor out of your Chocolate! http://www.raisethebarhershey.org/2010/09/dear-hersheys-raise-the-bar/ http://www.raisethebarhershey.org/2010/09/dear-hersheys-raise-the-bar/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:13:53 +0000 admin http://www.raisethebarhershey.org/?p=26

For too long The Hershey Company has trailed behind its competitors when it comes to ensuring its chocolate products are made without the use of forced and child labor.

The majority of the world’s cocoa (Hershey’s supply included) comes from West Africa, a region plagued by labor abuse in the the cocoa sector.  There are ways to prevent these abuses from happening, including independent, third-party certification.  While a number of chocolate companies have committed to certification for all or a majority of their products, Hershey lags behind.

We are calling on Hershey to Raise the Bar when it comes to cocoa sourcing so that all Hershey Bars can be child-labor free.

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