Do you know the history of the chocolate you eat? The need for a special look at the cocoa production chain as a mechanism to combat slave labour
Marta Zbucka-Gargas
University of Gdańsk , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4013-0531
Cláudio Iannotti da Rocha
Federal University of Espírito Santo , Brazilhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2379-2488
Augusto Grieco Sant’Anna Meirinho
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo , Brazilhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-2785
Vanessa Rocha Ferreira
Centro Universitário do Estado do Pará , Brazilhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0276-5712
Abstract
The text whose main objective is to arouse in the reader the need to look at chocolate production differently as a strategy that can contribute to the elimination of slave labour. Therefore, it aims to answer the following research problem: How does the cocoa production chain contribute to the maintenance of this heinous practice and how to counteract it? It is a theoretical and normative study that, through qualitative, bibliographic and documentary research, uses a deductive method to achieve the proposed objective. First, the persistence of slavery in the workplace today is analysed. Then, the study discusses the cocoa production chain and the need to control labour abuses in the chocolate industry. Finally, it points out the extremely important role that companies have to play in combating and eliminating the exploitation of human labour by applying strict controls in their value chain, coinciding with the idea of sustainable development.
Keywords:
cocoa production chain, global value chain, child labour, slave labour, sustainable developmentReferences
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University of Gdańsk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4013-0531
Federal University of Espírito Santo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2379-2488
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-2785
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