date:Aug 19, 2014
Nestl is helping hundreds of children whom it has found to be working on the Cte dIvoire cocoa farms where it sources the cocoa for its chocolate. For two years the company, with its partner the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), has been raising awareness of the child labour issue in the countrys cocoa-growing communities, and helping children working on cocoa farms get back to school.
Nestl is providing cocoa farmers in Cte dIvoire with the practical support and means to get their children