The cocoa and chocolate industry has a long-term commitment to the social and economic development of cocoa farming communities. There are 2 million cocoa farms in West Africa, which supply 70% of the world’s cocoa. We have a number of programmes in place to improve working conditions and raise standards of employment practices and to ensure sustainable development of this agricultural sector. One of our aims is to ensure that children are not harmed in the process of growing or harvesting of the cocoa crop.   We will continue to invest resources in programmes based on partnerships with governments and non-government organisations to make a difference at a local community level. Our commitment is for the long term. We believe that human trafficking is unacceptable in any form. We are firmly committed to creating a supply chain free from the worst forms of child labour and forced labour.

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