A reader asked if it was true that children are involved in cocoa production for the Swiss chocolate industry. Swissinfo ...

July 7, the world celebrates the creation of a popular sweet treat. World Chocolate Day is a holiday that has been introduced ...

Chocolate comes from the cacao tree, which grows in warm, rainy places like Central and South America, Africa, and parts of ...

“As you guys know, we do a lot to ethically source our cacao, from paying our farmers a ‘Living Income Reference Price,’ using 100% Fairtrade certified beans and we audit and remediate child labor on ...

A fresh industry study has forecast the global cocoa bean market to expand towards a total of $20.8 billion by 2032, growing ...

In contrast, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest global rate of child labor — about 1 in 4 kids work. And the report points out there has only been a slight improvement, with the rate dropping ...

which is associated with child labor. To spur change across its industry, the company makes it easier for others to source cocoa beans ethically and sustainably. Tony’s Open Chain initiative gives ...

According to the Economic Policy Institute, 31 states have introduced bills to weaken child labor protections in recent years. Eight, including Illinois, have introduced such laws this year alone.

If you’re curious about Mississippi’s laws for working kids, learn the age limits, permit requirements and rules for summer jobs for young workers.

Chocolate is a beloved foodstuff with a nigh incalculable number of beans produced around the world each year. But only one country can produce the most.

In Ecuador, farmers who bet on cocoa beans rather than bananas, the country's top agricultural export, are cashing in as a global shortage of the main ingredient in chocolate feeds a price bonanza.