Chocolate is very popular in the United
States, so the demand of chocolate is very high. The the nestle should always
manufacture more and more chocolate. The chocolate is made from the cocoa
beans, which grow in the Latin America and Western Africa. The 70% of world's
cocoa comes from there. The main products come from two countries, which are
Ivory and Ghana. They have combined GDP of around $73 billion, but less than
Nestlé’s $100 in sale in 2015.
The problem may have been prevented if Nestle had first checked how
their suppliers produce the cocoa. Nonetheless, Nestle should buy the cocoa
from farmers at a higher price in exchange of child labor-free cocoa production.
I have two suggestions:
1. The company
may look for other suppliers of cocoa who do not use child labor in order to
pressure cocoa growers on Ivory Coast farms to stop child labor.
2. The company may
hire people to personally monitor what is happening in the field (for the
company use other suppliers of cocoa) and show it to the market.
The
Nestles use Teleological Framework, because they want to increase demand of
cocoa with cheap labor. So they use child labor to achieve the goal. The only
thing they care is outcome of the production. The first action I suggest The
Nestles do belongs to deontological framework, which focuses more on
duties or obligations. Child from cocoa industries should have the same
equality as us. The Nestles should find other suppliers of cocoa instead of
using child labor. The second action I suggest belongs to Virtue framework,
because this action can show the honesty of company. Consumers will be
happy to buy products from the Nestles.
Reference:
Revesz, R. (2016). Nestle is being sued for
allegedly using child slaves on cocoa farms. Independent. Retrieved from
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nestle-is-being-sued-for-allegedly-using-child-slaves-on-cocoa-farms-a6806646.html
Salazar, H. (2015). Nestlé: Use of Child Labor
(2000-2015). Business Ethics Case Analyses. Retrieved from
http://businessethicscases.blogspot.com/2015/11/nestle-still-struggles-with-use-of.html
I totally agree with your suggestions for Nestle dealing with child labor issue. Even though child labors get very low wages, it is not right morally. It violates the law and touches the bottom line of ethic. And I think Nestle can find some where else that provides low cost and better regulation of labor use. And if Nestle still thinks Cote d’lvoire is a good source of cocoa, they should push more pressures on the farm that supply cocoa. Nestle should come out regulations of labor source. Hopefully we can all see the change of Nestle in the near future, especially the problem on child labor issue.
ReplyDeleteYes, Nestle should do now is to find other sources which provide low cost labor with better regulation. If they choose other labor, the using of child labor would be reduced. I hope that children in the there can have better lives in the future.
DeleteI agree with your suggestions. The most obvious solution would be to stop associating with the farms that utilize child labor. However that may be more difficult than one might think. Nestle would probably not want to pay more for cocoa after getting it for less from these farms, even if it meant they would not be supporting child labor. I think a good first step would be to focus more on the farms that do not use child labor and start to build those relationships. It would be too drastic to suddenly cut ties with the other farms because Nestle appears to have been supporting some of those communities not only by providing them business, but by building schools and providing other services to them. It is a tricky situation but I'm sure Nestle could find farms that produce just as much cocoa without using child labor.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it's difficult for Nestle to find farms that don't use child labor, but have cheap labor. I think It's hard to find labor cheaper than child labor. Nestle built school and provide other services to them are to make their lives better. I hope than Nestle can find farms that don't use child labor as soon as possible.
DeleteI think you made very good suggestions and I agree with them. Nestle needs to decide how to get rid of child labor, and I think it would be a good idea for them to stop using farms that use child labor altogether. It probably wouldn’t be too hard to find more cocoa farms that don’t have children working for them, even if it means a higher price for Nestle. It might be difficult for them in the beginning, but I think they could figure out a way to do it, and they could still work on improving the communities where the farms that use child labor are now.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Nestle should stop using farms that use child labor. But before it, Nestle should find farms that don't use child labor, but have cheap labor. I think it's very hard for them to do it, because they don't want to pay more money. I agree with that Nestle should work on improving the communities with farms that use child labor.
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