Reply #5: Chocolate is one of the worst commodities as far as labor goes [View All]

[Canuckistanian]

Cacao farmers suffer from the ups and downs of a market they have no control over. Children are often forced into working long days to collect the beans.

The sad part is that these children, who work so hard to pick the beans, have never tasted chocolate themselves or could hope to afford the finished product.

With few buyers and corporate control of the most productive land, the only ones with a reliable income are the big chocolate companies.