Hold Mars, Nestlé, and Hershey Accountable for Child Labor in the Ivory Coast
Two decades ago, three major chocolate companies pledged to stop using cocoa harvested by children. They broke their promise.
Manav Sansadhan Evam Mahila Vikas Sansthan (MSEMVS)
http://msemvs.org/History
MSEMVS is a Varanasi-based NGO established in 1990. Its anti-trafficking work began in 1996. MSEMVS has focused strongly on the eradication of child labor.
Mission
Initiatives that empower people and enhance the transformation of a society striving towards inclusiveness, harmony and justice
- Contact Information:
- 128, Shivdaspur, Lahartara, Manduadih Road (Opposite Kabir Mandir)
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- India
- Active In: India
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Rescue, Empowerment
- Forms of Slavery:
- Child Labor, Bonded Labor
- Tel: +91 (0) 542 237-2191
- Email: info@msemvs.org
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