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\f0\fs24 \cf0 \cb2 (Image source: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-29/nestle-must-address-child-labor-in-cocoa-supply-fla-says.html"}}{\fldrslt
\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \ul Bloomberg}})\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 \'a0\ \pard\pardeftab720\sl320
\b \cf0 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 BY ANTHONY MARTINEZ
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\cf0 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 After
a 2011 partnership with the world\'92s largest food company, Nestle, the Free Labor Administration
has revealed accounts of child labor in Nestle\'92s Ivory Coast cocoa farms. Here\'92s\'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://http//thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/29/nestle-advances-child-labor-battle-plan/"}}{\fldrslt \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\ul CNN}}.\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \'93No country farms more of it than the Ivory
Coast... Shocking pictures of children whacking with machetes and hazardous chemicals. Some
said they were held against their will, forced to work. And many told us, they never get
paid.\'94\'a0 \b0 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 The partnership with the FLA marks the first
time in history a multinational chocolate producer agreed to map out its vast supply
chain. But the\'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-nestle-ivory-coast-cocoa-20120629,0,6614548.story"}}{\fldrslt
\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \ul Los Angeles Times}}\'a0reports, the findings
within the Ivory Coast workforce now call for desperate action.\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
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\'93Health and safety problems abound, with 72% of reported injuries being caused by machete
use. Discrimination is widespread, as is unauthorized overtime work, the association said.
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\b \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 In response to the findings, Nestle said it
would implement an action plan focused on scaling back child labor, using training,
guides and a monitoring system.\'94 \b0 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0 That action plan seeks to counter damages
incurred from the country\'92s most recent civil war by getting children out of farms
through what\'92s called a\'a0\'93phasing\'94 cycle.\'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2012/06/29/rights-group-finds-child-labor-rampant-in-nestle-ivory-coast-supply-chain/#ixzz1zIQd6OmW"}}{\fldrslt
\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \ul Fox Business explains}}.\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10
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\'93Nestl\'e9 has agreed to monitor child labor and the related health and safety risks
during the entire crop cycle, not just the harvest, and has developed an \'91action plan\'92
with three phases that it expects to roll out by the end of this year and run through
2016. It is also looking to invest in \'91alternatives\'92 for farm workers and families.\'94
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The plan looks good on paper, but\'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-29/nestle-must-address-child-labor-in-cocoa-supply-fla-says.html"}}{\fldrslt
\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \ul Bloomberg}}\'a0reports, according to the
FLA President \'97 there\'92s a lot more to the equation than just eradicating child labor
farms.\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \'93The root causes of child labor in the
cocoa industry include poverty and a lack of schools...
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Another FLA authority said...\ \pard\pardeftab720\sl320
\b \cf0 \kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \'93The use of child labor in our cocoa supply
goes against everything we stand for ... You can be here talking about child labor but
if there\'92s no school, it\'92s not going to work.\'94
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A director of a human trafficking NGO {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.confectionerynews.com/Regulation-Safety/Nestle-s-child-labour-pledge-small-and-incomprehensive-says-labour-group"}}{\fldrslt
\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \ul told Confectionary News}} Nestle\'92s
focus on eliminating child labor is \'93small and incomprehensible\'94 compared to other
chocolate companies\'92 more drastic pledges. He says the company\'92s plan should involve
third-party certification.\kerning1\expnd2\expndtw10 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0
Nestle says it will distribute nearly 20,000 guides that discuss labor code regulations
to local farmers and suppliers. The FLA says Nestle is only one of four major chocolate
producers to address child labor on cocoa farms.\'a0\
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