The Problem:


43% of the world's chocolate comes from the Ivory Coast. It is estimated that 90% of the labor force in the chocolate plantations in the Ivory Coast are actually slaves.

The chocolate we eat is made by slave children.

Because the cocoa is mixed together in the market, there is a bit of slavery in every chocolate bar.

These are children - working 80 to 100 hours per week. Beaten, whipped, unable to return to their families.

The Solution:



Boycott chocolate.

Or order chocolate from Tony's Chocolonely.

For Halloween, give children copies of the booklet "What Are Human Rights?" by Youth for Human Rights. At the very least, do not give them chocolate, unless you order it from Tony's.

Youth for Human Rights

I love this video. Watching these kids, I feel like it's going to be all right - these kids are the future.