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Advocates sue federal government for failing to ban imports of cocoa harvested by children

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Advocates sue federal government for failing to ban imports of cocoa harvested by children

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U.S. News@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

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Child welfare advocates have filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to force the Biden administration to block imports of cocoa harvested by children in West Africa that ends up in America’s most popular chocolate desserts and candies.

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The estimates I’ve seen say there’s between 400,000 and 1 million victims of “Modern Slavery” living inside the USA…

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