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.
Caritas Congo ASBL
http://www.caritas.org/where-we-are/africa/democratic-republic-of-congo/History
Caritas Congo is a non-profit association, founded in 1960. Its main role is to enforce and monitor the guidelines of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO). It focuses on health, development, peacebuilding and education - particularly as they relate to former child soldiers.
- Contact Information:
- Avenue Basoko,n°26 Commune de Barumbu
- Kinshasa, Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Active In: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Policy Making, Aftercare, Empowerment
- Forms of Slavery:
- Child Labor
- Tel: +243 (0) 99 845-6039
- Email: communication@caritasdev.cd
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