As a middleman, a producer, a processor, a seller or a consumer, we must feel a tingle for the kind of work these children are made to do. Enslaved, starved and treated inhumanly, these kids not only have no access to education, but are isolated from the world and know of no human rights. In a attempt to sensitise towards them, let us take a little step and help create awareness.

1. 1. Introduction
a. One thing that almost of us love - Chocolate
b. The same thing that has almost all of us ignorant about it’s backstory - Child Slavery
c. The organisations that we praise, market leaders - Today’s situation
2. The chain
a. Slaves - Farmers - Middlemen - Market - Consumers
b. Ethics to be questioned for each of them
3. Reasons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labour#Causes_of_child_labour)
a. Education - not given
b. Poverty
c. Ignorance
d. Isolation
e. They don’t try to escape - children, fear, punishments
4. Steps taken
a. Show documentaries mentioned in the case
b. NGOs only sensitize, do not work on the other end
5. Why are they not working?
a. Everything is about business, publicity and pockets
b. Nobody monitoring whether money has reached the needy
6. National Chocolate Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labour#Child_labour_laws_and_initiatives)
a. What is done, is it effective?
b. National and world forums and laws related to child slavery
7. Where else is child slavery prominent and How we can help
a. CSI possible activity - educate the kids nearby
b. Sending donation to farmers like we send to soldiers and calamity ridden people
c. Making internet reach there

2. Child Slavery in
Chocolate Industry

3. We all are guilty

5. Everything is About Business,
Publicity and Pockets
● Children are made to work at NO cost
● No cooperation among various locations
● Accepting bribes from traffickers
● Businesses make use of the situation of poverty
without mercy
● Everybody wants to look good in the spotlight, but
continue to indulge in this evil practice of
employing children
● Nobody monitors if the money reaches the needy

6. The Dark Side of Chocolate

7. Rescue
results by
WACAP

8. FAIRTRADE
CERTIFICATION
● Ensures there is no use of
child labor
● Guarantees a premium for
farmers
● Some major companies are
trying to meet ethical
standards
Is this enough?

9. Coffee
Cotton
Firecrackers
Bricks
Mining
Meat Packing
Silk Weaving
Diamond Industry
Garment
Sugarcane
Tobacco
Gold
Zari Work

10. EDUCATE
MONITOR
INCLUDE
REACH INITIATE

11. Thank You.