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oh, for crying out loud.
Aug. 29th, 2008 10:52 amThis is something I discussed a long time ago here at LJ, because I was doing research for a Sense and Sensibility fanfic. One of the plot points was that the Dashwoods couldn't afford to buy sugar. Patricia Rozema, director of Mansfield Park, mentioned that there was a boycott of cane sugar from the Caribbean two centuries ago in England, because women objected to slave labor being used. So they bought alternates instead (when they could afford it, which the Dashwoods couldn't).
Goes to show how ignorant I am. It's not that I thought slavery was abolished everywhere in the world, it's that when I thought about slavery, it always seemed to be a historical issue and not a contemporary one. This is the 21st century, and I found out via a discussion about homemade Oreos at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
copperbadge's LJ that both Hershey's and Nestle use slave labor in the packing of their chocolate. Well, they won't be getting any more of my money.
Instead, if you're interested, here is a list of chocolate brands that are organic, slave-free, or both, as well as a list of where you can obtain them. I have one and a half containers of Hershey's cocoa, and I shall be using them, but I won't buy any more.
Goes to show how ignorant I am. It's not that I thought slavery was abolished everywhere in the world, it's that when I thought about slavery, it always seemed to be a historical issue and not a contemporary one. This is the 21st century, and I found out via a discussion about homemade Oreos at
copperbadge's LJ that both Hershey's and Nestle use slave labor in the packing of their chocolate. Well, they won't be getting any more of my money.Instead, if you're interested, here is a list of chocolate brands that are organic, slave-free, or both, as well as a list of where you can obtain them. I have one and a half containers of Hershey's cocoa, and I shall be using them, but I won't buy any more.
