"THE DARK SIDE"

So?...I Would Think .......................That Most Of You People ...............................That Read This Opening On This Blog?............If I Asked You.............................. Do You Like Chocolate?................You'd Probably Say..... Yes!
But Would You Like It As Much If You Knew That Most Of The Work And All Of The Harvesting?
Is Done With.... "Child Slave Labor?"
These Kids That Are From 11 To 14 Or 15 Years Of Age?
These Children Are Transported From Other African Countries And Brought To The Ivory Coast Cocoa Plantations..............The Price?...230 Euros
In Most Cases?...These Kids Are Abducted And Brought Into The Ivory Coast To Work As Slaves
Some Of Them..(And Very Few?) Are Sent To Work For the Money The Family Needs To Survive
But?..In Just About Every Case With These Kids?..They Don't Get Paid

One Child Around Ten?..He Was Crying....And The "Under Cover Guy"...Asks Him?
"Why Are You Crying?"....And In General?...The Poor Kid Says That He Can't Go Home Because His Parents Will Probably Beat Him Or Whatever Punishment They Will Serve Out To Him"
Because He Has No Money To Bring Back To The Family
(Just Imagine...Being Around Ten Years Old...And In This Situation)

These Kids In General?...Never Get Paid...They Are Slaves To The Plantation Owners That Buy Them
Big Companies...One In Particular..Is A Big Buyer From The Ivory Coast
And They Have Their Main Offices In The Ivory Coast
45 % Of All Cocoa Beans?..Comes From The Ivory Coast
And The Nestle Corporation Is One Of The Biggest Buyers Of The Cocoa Bens From The Ivory Coast


If You Want To See The Proof Yourself..(As I Do Not Know How To Put Up Videos?)

"Go On... "You Tube".... And Type In?

"The Dark Side Of Chocolate"..(The Full Documentary)

("Slavery?....Is Still Alive And Thriving... In A Place Where Slavery All Began)