ພວກ​ນັກ​ເຄື່ອນ​ໄຫວ ໃຫ້​ຄະ​ແນນບໍ່​ດີ ແກ່ບໍ​ລິ​ສັດ ​ເຮັດໂຊ​ໂກ​ແລັດ ທີ່​ສຳ​ຄັນ ຍ້ອນ​ເລື້ອງ​ສິດ​ທິ​ມະ​ນຸດ

ກຸ່ມ​ເສດ​ຖະ​ກິດ​ຂຽວ ​ທີ່​ມີ​ສຳ​ນັກ​ງານ​ຕັ້ງ​ຢູ່​ສະ​ຫະ​ລັດ ກ່າ​ວວ່າ ບັນ​ດາ​ບໍ​ລິ​ສັດ​ຂະ​ໜົມ​ໂຊ​ໂກ​ແລັດ​ທີ່​ໄດ້​ຮັບ​ຄວາມ​ນິ​ຍົມ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ໃນ​ໂລກນັ້ນແມ່ນ​ບໍ່​ໄດ້​ມີ​ຄວາມ​ຫວານຫຼາຍປານ​ໃດ ເມື່ອ​ເວົ້າ​ເຖິງ​ເລື້ອງ​ສິດ​ທິ​ມະ​ນຸດ ແລະ​ຄວາມ​ຍືນ​ຍົງ.

ກຸ່ມ​ເສດ​ຖະ​ກິດ​ຂຽວ​ອາ​ເມ​ຣິ​ກາ ໄດ້​ໃຫ້​ຄະ​ແນນ ​ບໍ​ລິ​ສັດ​ໂຊ​ໂກ​ແລັດ Godiva ແອັ​ຟ​ ໃນ​ຄວາມ​ພະ​ຍາ​ຍາມ​ເພື່ອ​ຫຼຸດ​ຜ່ອນ​ການ​ໃຊ້​ແຮງ​ງານ​ເດັກ ແລະ​ການ​ທຳລາຍ​ປ່າ​ໄມ້ ເພື່ອ​ຜະ​ລິດ​ກາ​ກາວ​ແລະ​ການ​ສະ​ໜອງ​ແບບ​ຕ່ອງ​ໂສ້.

ບັນ​ດາ​ບໍ​ລິ​ສັດ​ເຮັດ​ຂະ​ໜົມ​ອັນ​ດັບ​ນຶ່ງ ຮວມ​ທັງ Endangered Species, Equal Exchange ແລະ Tony’s Chocolonely ​ຕ່າງ​ກໍ​ໄດ້​ຮັບ​ຄະ​ແນນ ເອ.

ທ່ານ Charlette Tate ຈາກ​ບໍ​ລິ​ສັດ​ເສດ​ຖະ​ກິດ​ຂຽວ​ອາ​ເມ​ຣິ​ກາ ກ່າວ​ວ່າ “ພວກ​ເດັກ​ນ້ອຍ​ຄວນ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ສາ​ມາດ​ໄດ້​ຊົມ​ຊື່ນ​ກັບ​ພວກ​ຂະ​ໜົມ ທີ່​ບໍ່​ໄດ້​ເຮັດ​ໂດຍ​ແຮງ​ງານ​ຂອງ​ພວກ​ເດັກ​ນ້ອຍ ແລະ​ແຮງ​ງານ​ຂອງ​ພວກ​ເດັກ​ນ້ອຍ​ເຫຼົ່າ​ນີ້ ຄວນຈະ​ຊົມ​ຊື່ນ​ກັບ​ຊີ​ວິດ​ການ​ເປັນ​ເດັກ​ນ້ອຍ​ຂອງ​ພວກ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ ແທນ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ຖືກ​ບັງ​ຄັບໃຫ້​ເຮັດ​ວຽກ​ພາຍ​ໃຕ້​ສະ​ພາບ​ທີ່​ເປັນ​ອັນ​ຕະ​ລາຍ.”

A U.S.-based green economy group says some of the world’s most popular chocolate companies are not so sweet when it comes to human rights and sustainability.

Green America gives Godiva chocolate an F in efforts to reduce child labor and deforestation in cocoa production and supply chains.

Ferroro and Mondelez were both rated D while giant manufacturers Lindt and Hershey were given C. Mars and Nestle were rated C+.

Top-rated candymakers, including Endangered Species, Equal Exchange, and Tony’s Chocolonely all earned an A.

“Children should be able to enjoy candies that aren’t made by child laborers and these child laborers should be enjoying their childhoods rather than being forced to work in dangerous conditions,” Green America’s Charlotte Tate said.

“The aim of Green America’s scorecard is to help consumers feel confident about choosing chocolates that are ethically sourced with high-quality ingredients.”

Activists estimate that 1.6 million children of poor families work in Ghana and Ivory Coast harvesting cocoa beans for chocolate production. Most cocoa farming families earn about $2 a day.

The activists also say unsustainable cocoa farming has decimated rainforests.

Low-rated Godiva was the only company to respond to the report so far, saying it “ensures ethical sourcing through agreements with our suppliers to comply with our Godiva code of conduct which explicitly prohibits the use of forced child labor.”