I HATE SLAVERY

Just think about all the things around you that are also touched by slaves sometime in their supply chain

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slaveryfootprint:

Chocolate maker Ferrero has pledged to eradicate slavery from farms where it sources its cocoa by 2020, as part of a growing movement by the multi-billion dollar industry to clean up its supply chains.

The Italian company, which produces Ferrero Rocher chocolates, Nutella spread and Kinder eggs, follows Nestle and Hershey as the third major chocolate manufacturer to announce new anti-slavery moves since September.

It says it will eradicate child labor and forced adult labor from cocoa plantations it uses by 2020, verified by “independent and credible” third parties. Also, it says it will publish a more detailed progress report this summer and promises improved communication to customers.

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FREEDOM WITH LOVE.: JUBILEE: Your new nonprofit band

freedomandfashion:

JUBILEE is not your average folk-rock band. With a universal love for music and the arts, along with their band motto: ”Do what you love to undo what you hate,” these guys are all about fighting modern-day slavery. Seattle-based band JUBILEE formed in 2004 as an official 501(c)(3)…

tribal-beauty:

listen… by Alessandro Vannucci on Flickr.

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You can follow ihateslavery on Pintrest too! HERE

slaveryfootprint:

The time has come… Slavery Footprint has joined Pinterest! If you’re ever in need of some inspiration or are looking for some cool videos to watch, head on over and check out our boards! 

Please follow us and share our pins with your friends. It’s a great way to spread awareness about the realities of modern-day slavery. Make sure you share a link to your own board so we can see what inspires you! 

slaveryfootprint:

Chocolate is one of life’s greatest pleasures, but for the children working in slavery conditions in cacao fields across West Africa’s Ivory Coast, the reality behind it is anything but sweet.

Some 70 to 75 percent of the world’s cocoa beans are grown on small farms in West Africa, including the Ivory Coast. The CNN Freedom Project reports that in the Ivory Coast alone, there are an estimated 200,000 children working the fields, many against their will, to satisfy the world’s hunger for chocolate.

This Easter, take a stand against forced labor by asking your favorite chocolate brands to investigate their supply chains. Tell them you care about the people who make their products & that they should too.

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Swimsuit season is coming!!

Buy your swimsuit fair trade this summer to show that consumers can make a difference!

This bikini is fair trade and adorable! Check it out at Emboi HERE

scartheactivist:

“Our lives begin to end the day we become SILENT about the things that matter.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

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Estonia Makes Human Trafficking Illegal

priceoflifenyc:

Before: Estonia was the only country in the EU to lack specific legislation making human trafficking illegal. Parts of the human trafficking chain, such as recruiting, transporting and exploiting people, were often ignored.

The 2011 US Trafficking in Persons Report calls Estonia a “source, transit, and destination country for women subjected to forced prostitution,” noting that women, particularly from rural areas, were at risk of being forced into prostitution in the capital, Tallinn or being taken abroad to work as prostitutes in countries such as Finland, Britain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Now: The new law, voted in on March 21, makes human trafficking punishable by a maximum 15-year prison sentence and criminalizes sexual exploitation, including forcing minors to work as prostitutes or to appear in pornographic films and erotic performances.

threethingsfortoday:

12 Mar 2012

A good thing:

Police freed more than 24,000 abducted women and children who were victims of human trafficking, across China as nearly 3,200 gangs were broken up in 2011.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/11/chinese-trafficking-victims-rescued