I RESEARCHED “NESTLE” and WROTE an ARTICLE about it 2 YEARS AGO. THERE are a FEW VIDEOS on them about their COCOA FACTORIES and the WAY THEY TREAT THE CHILDREN. Of course they DENIED it when interviewed. A lot of the time, they didn’t pay the kids either, as they slaved away with cocoa plants. NESTLE should be SUED for “DRAINING OUR GREAT LAKES” as WELL,. WHERE DID I SEE IT LAST? CHECK OUT the WATER WARS BLOG. I think DEBBIE TAVARES HAS IT TOO on stopthecrime.net
http://primarywater.org/?page_id=26
WATER WARS
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ALERT: Goldman Sachs – Taking a Deep Dive into Water . . . big profits for bankers controlling the water supply . . The Global Markets Institute is the public policy research unit of Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research. Its mission is to provide research and high-level advisory services to policymakers, regulators and investors around the world. The Institute leverages the expertise of Research and other Goldman Sachs professionals, as well as highly-regarded thought leaders outside the firm, to offer written analyses and host discussion forums. Abby Joseph Cohen, CFA (212) 902-4095 abby.cohen@gs.com Goldman, Sachs & Co. VIRTUAL WATER TRADE … and agriculture to feed the growing population To meet these dietary changes, many countries, particularly those in water-scarce regions, have engaged in �virtual water� trade. Virtual water refers to the water that is used in the production of a good. For example, when a country imports one ton of wheat, it is importing virtual water�that is, the water needed to produce the crop. Virtual water trade has been suggested as a way to alleviate the uneven distribution of water by allowing for the transfer of water resources from water-rich nations to water-scarce countries. It could also allow for greater efficiency of water use as virtual water flows from relatively more- efficient countries to less-efficient ones. For example, China imports soy-based products mainly from three countries, Brazil, the United States and Argentina, which are able to produce soy with less water than domestic production in China. WATER REPORT: Water “Markets” of the United States – a Strategic Analysis – Final Report
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Nestle Chocolate Brought to You by Child Slavery | Brainwash Update
Abby Martin calls out Nestle once again, this time over the company’s commissioning of cocoa famers in Ivory Coast who force thousands of underage workers to harvest under conditions best described as child slavery.
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The Dark Side of Chocolate – Child Slavery
BV 11-11 The Dark Side of Chocolate – Child Slavery
“The Dark Side of Chocolate” directed by Miki Mistrati shows that young children are still being illegally sold to cocoa plantations in the Ivory Coast, Africa to harvest much of the cocoa crop used by Nestle, Hershey and the major chocolate producers of the world.
In 2001, these large chocolate producers signed the Cocoa Protocol which promised to work for the eradication of child labor by 2008.
The Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in 2008 passed a resolution against slavery in the 21st century. That action was the 10th time that the Church of the Brethren had passed anti-slavery resolutions:. Nine other resolutions were passed from 1782 – 1857, prior to the US civil war to end slavery. The 2008 resolution made a commitment to educating ourselves and others about modern day slavery.
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Nestlé – Sucking the World Dry
Nestlé’s unfair and inhumane tactics with regard to water have been brought to light in many excellent documentaries, e.g., For Love of Water, Blue Gold, Tapped and Bottled Life. This segment from Breaking the Set (11 June 2013) is good despite its brevity, but still does only scratch the surface.
My wife and I have been boycotting all Nestle products for over three years.
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GALACTIC CONNECTION ARTICLE
(NaturalNews) The nation’s highest federal court in recent days threw out a request by chocolate giant Nestle SA, the world’s largest food maker, and a pair of other companies to reject a lawsuit that seeks to hold all three companies liable for using child slaves to harvest cacao in the African nation of Ivory Coast.
In rejecting the bid, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a December 2014 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco that also refused to dismiss the suit against Nestle, Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Cargill Inc. that had been filed by former child slaves.
Originally from neighboring Mali in West Africa, the plaintiffs alleged that all three companies aided and abetted in serial human rights violations via their active, regular involvement in buying cocoa from Ivory Coast, knowing the problem existed. Though the companies were aware of the child slavery issue, they nevertheless offered financial and technical assistance to local cacao farmers to ensure that they would get the guaranteed cheapest source of cocoa, according to the plaintiffs.
As reported further by Reuters:
The case focused in part on how lower court judges have interpreted a 2013 Supreme Court decision that made it harder for plaintiffs to sue corporations in U.S. courts for abuses alleged to have occurred overseas.
SCOTUS draws the line at child slavery
In the 2013 ruling of Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., the high court unanimously tossed a lawsuit filed by a dozen people from Nigeria, accusing the British and Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell Plc of aiding and abetting state-sponsored murder and torture.
The justices ruled that the law under which the case was brought, the 1789 Alien Tort Statute, was to cover only violations of international law that occurred within the United States, despite that law previously being used against individuals who committed crimes outside the U.S.
Violations elsewhere in the world, according to Chief Justice John Roberts, in writing for the court, must “touch and concern” U.S. territory “with sufficient force to displace the presumption” that U.S. law can only be applied domestically, despite the fact that the case concerned international legal conventions and human rights violations.
Additional American firms facing similar types of lawsuits have been very successful in fighting off such cases merely by citing that ruling, though judges have sometimes differed in the interpretation of the nearly 230-year-old law.
“In the Nestle case, the appeals court said the plaintiffs could update their lawsuit to see if they could meet the higher burden required under the Supreme Court ruling,” Reuters reported. “Several business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, urged the court to hear the case.”
Very few are aware of the problem
As noted by Legal Reader, the Supreme Court appears to be drawing a line regarding child slavery.
“Almost always in the corner, if not the vest pocket, of big business, the court on Monday rejected a bid by Nestle and other food giants Cargill and Archer-Daniels-Midland to dismiss a suit brought by plaintiffs from Mali who had been child slaves in Ivory Coast, where their labor was used to harvest the cacao beans used to make chocolate,” the site reported.
The site further notes that Ivory Coast’s two biggest exports are cocoa and coffee, adding that coffee bushes are often “grown in the shade” of cacao trees. Children from nearby impoverished countries are lured by Ivory Coast farmers to work the cacao and coffee bean groves with false promises of good pay that can be sent back home to relatives.
“Ivory Coast slave owners draw their victims from the impoverished countries of Mali and Birkina Faso. The slaves are boys who, like all slaves, are immediately ‘broken’–broken physically and mentally—to make them docile. Boys who are rebellious or are caught trying to escape tend to disappear,” the site reported.
Very few consumers around the world of cocoa and coffee products, however, are aware of the child slavery problem, the site said.
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ON GOOGLE SEARCH: I typed in “NESTLE LAWSUITS.”
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Oct 13, 2015 – A new lawsuit against Nestlé claims the company is illegally pumping millions of gallons of water from California’s San Bernardino National …
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Oct 14, 2015 – Lawsuit Seeks To Stop Nestlé From Sucking Water Out Of Drought-Plagued California. It’s simply not OK to extract and profit from local waters …
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Oct 14, 2015 – Environmental groups filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service alleging the agency allowed Nestlé to bottle water on an expired permit.
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Oct 14, 2015 – A group of environmental organizations sued the US Forest Service on Tuesday, claiming that it allowed Nestlé to illegally divert millions of …
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Oct 13, 2015 – A new lawsuit against Nestlé claims the company is illegally pumping millions of gallons of water from California’s San Bernardino National Forest. Photograph: …
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Jan 11, 2016 – The world’s largest food producer is to be sued over allegations that it used child slaves to harvest cocoa in the Ivory Coast in Africa. Nestle SA has lost its bid to throw out a court case which has accused it of using child labourers for its chocolate products.
Hagens Berman: Consumers File Suit Against Nestle …
Sep 28, 2015 – SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Purchasers of chocolate fromNestle, The Hershey Co. and Mars Inc. have filed three class-action lawsuits against the …
Lawsuit Alleges Illegal Water Use by Nestlé in Drought …
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Oct 14, 2015 – The plaintiffs demand that the Forest Service conduct another review that takes into account environmental impacts, according to the lawsuit. Nestle is not a party …
India hits Nestle with $99 million lawsuit after noodle scare …
http://www.reuters.com/…/us-nestle-india-lawsuit-idUSKCN0QH0UO2015081…
Aug 12, 2015 – The Indian government has filed a lawsuit against Swiss food firmNestle’s Indian unit, seeking 6.4 billion rupees ($99 million) in damages on behalf of …
Lawsuit Seeks To Stop Nestlé From Sucking Water Out Of …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…/lawsuit–nestle-water-california_us_561ea2a…
Oct 14, 2015 – Lawsuit Seeks To Stop Nestlé From Sucking Water Out Of Drought-Plagued California. It’s simply not OK to extract and profit from local waters during a drought, …
Child slavery case against Nestle can proceed – SCOTUS …
Jan 12, 2016 – The US Supreme Court has rejected a bid by three of the world’s biggest food producers to throw out a lawsuit holding them accountable in a landmark child …
The Feds Just Got Sued for Letting Nestlé Bottle Water in …
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/10/nestle–lawsuit-arrowhead
Oct 14, 2015 – A group of environmental organizations sued the US Forest Service on Tuesday, claiming that it allowed Nestlé to illegally divert millions of gallons of water from …
Nestle Accused of Putting Fish From Slave Labor in Cat Food
http://www.bloomberg.com/…/nestle-accused-of-putting-fish-from-slave-labor…
Aug 27, 2015 – Nestle SA was sued over claims that its Fancy Feast cat food contains fish from a Thai supplier that uses slave labor.
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