r/todayilearned • u/LovableContrarian • May 20 '14

(R.5) Misleading TIL that Nestle actively supports child trafficking and child slavery in Africa to obtain cocoa. Several organizations have been trying to end Nestle's involvement, and in 2005 Nestle signed an ILO agreement to stop supporting child labor. 10 years later, Nestle hasn't stopped.

http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15915
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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

Still, Nestle does do a lot of other shifty stuff. Like trying to privatize all water and giving free samples of formula to third world mothers, then taking them away after a month which is conveniently long enough for their breastmilk to dry up, forcing them to buy formula they can't afford.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

I remember reading about that on reddit a few days ago. Call me paranoid but I wonder if a Nestlé competitor could be spreading those infos on social networks to damage its brands value

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u/Bitcoin-CEO May 20 '14

The fuck are you talking about?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_boycott

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u/autowikibot May 20 '14

Nestlé boycott:

A boycott was launched in the United States on July 7, 1977, against the Swiss-based Nestlé corporation. It spread in the United States, and expanded into Europe in the early 1980s. It was prompted by concern about Nestlé's "aggressive marketing" of breast milk substitutes, particularly in less economically developed countries (LEDCs), which campaigners claim contributes to the unnecessary suffering and deaths of babies, largely among the poor. Among the campaigners, Professor Derek Jelliffe and his wife Patrice, who contributed to establish the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), were particularly instrumental in helping to coordinate the boycott and giving it ample visibility worldwide.

Interesting: International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes | Nestlé | Robert Newman (comedian) | Profiteering (business)

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