Chocolate’s Bittersweet Economy
Issues involved
The main issue discussed in this article is that of illegal child labor in the cocoa industry in the South Western Ivory Coast, Africa, mainly illustrated with the example of the small village Sinikosson. 70 percent of all cocoa beans are grown in Africa, and 40 percent alone in the Ivory Coast, making it the number one profit of the country. Villages lack electricity, running water, health services and schools, and the cocoa harvesting season is a rough climatic challenge where children work under brutal conditions.
Outside of Sinikosson, children, mostly under the age of ten, wield cocoa plants with machetes, handle pesticides and carry heavy loads at the cost of their education, health, and with severe consequences such as frequent work accidents. The parents of the children cannot afford school fees and hence, the children have to help feed the family, which prevents them from getting a proper education and harms their......
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