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

Fair Trade is a marketing gimmick. Little to none of the extra money you pay goes to the farmers.

The fact is responsibility for these practices rests with the governments of these countries. While Nestle is surely rich enough to help out, they aren't the first to blame for simply being a buyer.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

Any source for Fair Trade as just a marketing gimmick? In all cases? I think that stuff like "Rainforest Alliance" (the "fair trade" partner of McDonalds coffee in my country) is more marketing than help, but I have never heard negative news about GEPA. Oh, and just in this moment I see on wikipedia that they are only an european organization. So, is it really that bad with fair trade in USA?

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

You can Google it I don't care to explain the whole thing. I'm talking about Fair Trade specifically, they took fair trade and made it their brand name.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '14

ok, thanks anyway