The Dark Side of Chocolate: Child Slavery in the Cocoa Industry | DISPATCH | HD Cocoa Documentary

What is the true story behind your favourite chocolate treat? In 2001, the lucrative chocolate industry, due to pressure from NGOs, committed itself to putting an end to child labour in cacao plantations before 2006. 18 years later, has that promise been kept? Despite efforts in the Ivory Coast, the world's top cacao producer, child labor persists.. They built schools, trained farmers, and television adverts even reminded populations that child labour is illegal. So why does child exploitation still exist? Deep in isolated forests, investigative journalist Paul Moreira discovered child slaves forced to work in plantations, their earnings often seized by traffickers. Separated from family, resold like commodities—this is the dark reality of the chocolate industry. This documentary was produced by Premiere Lignes and directed by Paul Moreira. It was first released in 2019. ------ We have the stories that global corporations don't want you to know. Our channel is home to award-winning investigations, current affairs and revealing documentaries that challenge unchecked global powers and give you the real, human stories behind the headlines. Want to understand more about our world? Want to delve beyond news headlines and understand global issues more deeply? Subscribe to DISPATCH for all this and more. Make sure to hit notifications to never miss a new release!