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How many children are enslaved in the chocolate industry?
2.3 million kids
What do the children use to get the cacao pod?
A machete
How many cocoa beans does it take to make a pound of chocolate?
Where is the majority of child slavery happening?
Africa
What percent of child slavery is agricultural?
71%
How much has the amount of slaves increased in a small amount of time?
There has been in increase of 13% more child slaves
How much of the population was slaves in 400 bc?
1/3 of the population
How much is the candy industry worth?
70 billion dollars
How many children were working in Cote d’Ivoire in 2002?
109,000
Is school an option for most kids?
No, most families can't afford to have their children go to school. Some families actually sell their children as slaves to get money.
How many child slaves are there in the world?
218 million children
Where does the majority of cocoa production come from?
The Ivory Coast
How old are the children working in the farms?
7 to 15 years old
What happens if the children don't work hard enough they work sloppily?
They get beaten by the bosses who run the farm
How much do Americans spend on chocolate a year?
13 billion dollars
What percent is in the industrial sector? (Mining, factory work etc.)
12%
What percent of the Ivory Coasts export revenue is cocoa?
60%
How much are the cocoa seeds being sold for?
$2 a pound
What percent of slavery is services?
17%
Why are kids going to the Ivory Coast in the first place?
Child traffickers bring kids there and trick them in to thinking they are going to get a lot of money.
What is the Harkin-Engel protocol?
An agreement where all of the major chocolate companies in the world signed an agreement to no longer use child labor.
What company uses the most child slavery?
Nestle
What are the children being exposed to?
Dangerous chemicals
What percent of the cocoa beans come from the Ivory Coast?
70%
What does trafficking mean?
The illegal movement of children, typically for the purposes of forced labor