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US Supreme Court accuses Nestle of child slavery in Ivory Coast

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Three of the world’s biggest food producers including Nestlé, have been indicted for using unpaid children to harvest cocoa in Ivory Coast. The US Supreme Court on Monday accused Nestlé, Archer-Daniels-Midland, and Cargill of aiding and abetting human rights violations by purchasing cocoa from Ivory Coast in full knowledge of the country’s child slavery problem. The ruling was made following... 

At least 296 killed in Ivory Coast unrest

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An injured Ivorian lies on the ground outside the UN building in Abidjan on December 20. At least 296 people have been killed in Ivory Coast since a presidential stand-off escalated in mid-December, the United Nations mission in the crisis-hit west African nation has said. At least 296 people have been killed in Ivory Coast since a presidential stand-off escalated in mid-December, the United Nations... 
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