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TODAY, NESTLE and CARGILL ARE STILL USING CHILD SLAVES TO HARVEST COCOA. HELP STOP THEM! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

June 19, 2021 Press Release

Contact: Terry Collingsworth, Executive Director
tc@iradvocates.org Twitter @tpcollingsworth

Press Release 06/18/2021

U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Claims Against Nestlé and Cargill and Remands to Trial Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Terry Collingsworth
International Rights Advocates
202-543-5811/ tc@iradvocates.org / @tpcollingsworth

Press Release 06/17/2021

IRAdvocates’ statement on June 12, World Day Against Child Labor, condemning Nestle and Cargill for their ongoing use of enslaved children to harvest cocoa.

On World Day Against Child Labor, Nestlé and Cargill Using Enslaved Children to Harvest Cocoa
They have repeatedly admitted that child labor is persistent in their supply chains

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Terry Collingsworth
International Rights Advocates
202-543-5811
tc@iradvocates.org
@tpcollingsworth

Press Release 06/11/2021

John Doe I, et al. v. Nestle USA, Inc., et al.

Former child slaves of Malian origin who were trafficked and forced to work harvesting and/or cultivating cocoa beans on farms in Côte d’Ivoire, which supply cocoa beans to the Defendant companies, filed a complaint on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated former child slaves of Malian origin against Defendants: Nestlé, S.A., Nestlé, U.S.A., and Nestlé Côte d’Ivoire, S.A.; Cargill, Incorporated Cargill Cocoa, and Cargill West Africa, S.A. and Archer Daniels Midland Company for the forced labor and torture they suffered as a result of the wrongful conduct either caused and/or aided and abetted by these corporate entities. Plaintiffs assert claims for child slavery/forced labor, cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment, and torture under the ATS.