The document argues that Notre Dame should not sell chocolate products made by companies like Hershey's and Nestle because they use cocoa harvested by child slaves in West Africa. It notes that over 200,000 children, some as young as 9, are sold into slavery and work long hours with little to no pay and physical abuse on cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast that produce half the world's cocoa. The document urges people to buy fair trade certified cocoa instead, which guarantees farmers a fair price and uses the extra income to help local communities.