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    Coca-Cola's major sugar suppliers in developing countries like the Philippines and El Salvador are using child labor to cut, plant, and tend sugarcane in dangerous conditions. In El Salvador, an estimated 30,000 children under 18 work in sugarcane plantations despite laws prohibiting child labor. The children frequently suffer injuries and miss school due to exhausting work. Though labeled "helpers" to avoid laws, the children are rarely paid or ensured safety. By buying most of its sugar from these suppliers, Coca-Cola increases the likelihood that child labor will continue. There are calls for Coca-Cola to prove it is cutting ties with suppliers using child labor and for the public to raise awareness and

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    Coca-Cola's major sugar suppliers in developing countries like the Philippines and El Salvador are using child labor to cut, plant, and tend sugarcane in dangerous conditions. In El Salvador, an estimated 30,000 children under 18 work in sugarcane plantations despite laws prohibiting child labor. The children frequently suffer injuries and miss school due to exhausting work. Though labeled "helpers" to avoid laws, the children are rarely paid or ensured safety. By buying most of its sugar from these suppliers, Coca-Cola increases the likelihood that child labor will continue. There are calls for Coca-Cola to prove it is cutting ties with suppliers using child labor and for the public to raise awareness and

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    Child Labour in Coca-Cola Industry

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    Coca-Cola's major sugar suppliers in developing countries like the Philippines and El Salvador are using child labor to cut, plant, and tend sugarcane in dangerous conditions. In El Salvador, an estimated 30,000 children under 18 work in sugarcane plantations despite laws prohibiting child labor. The children frequently suffer injuries and miss school due to exhausting work. Though labeled "helpers" to avoid laws, the children are rarely paid or ensured safety. By buying most of its sugar from these suppliers, Coca-Cola increases the likelihood that child labor will continue. There are calls for Coca-Cola to prove it is cutting ties with suppliers using child labor and for the public to raise awareness and

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    CHILD LABOUR IN COCA-COLA

    WHAT’S WRONG?

    Sugar supplier companies of Coca Cola are using children as “helpers” to cut, plant and tend
    sugarcane with heavy farming machinery and dangerous tools such as machetes.
    Unfortunately, these companies often label their child workers as “helpers” so that they
    circumvent government laws that state “labour laws prohibit dangerous jobs for anyone under
    18.” As families where this is an issue live in extreme poverty, they need all the money they
    can get, so they use their children to work too. Children who work on sugarcane farms often
    become hurt or disabled from frequent injury, are exhausted through daily back-breaking
    work and are prevented attending school. Despite this, children are rarely paid or ensured
    safety as they are seen by companies to be volunteers.  This also means that sugar suppliers
    claim no responsibility on their child workers. Coca Cola is supporting these companies by
    buying most of its sugar from them and therefore increasing the likelihood that child labour
    will continue in this cycle.

    WHERE IS THIS HAPPENING?

    The major sugar suppliers of Coca Cola who use child labour are generally found in
    developing countries. Two of Coca Cola’s largest suppliers are located in the Philippines and
    in El Salvador. It’s estimated by the International Labour Organisation that up to 30,000
    children under the age of 18 are working on Salvadorian sugarcane plantations, despite the
    country’s laws that prohibit child labour. Over 37% of El Salvador’s population work in
    sugar trade.

    WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?

    Coca Cola has already claimed that it is cutting bonds with its suppliers but any evidence of
    that statement being proven true has not been uncovered.

    Ways we can ensure that Coca Cola fulfils their promise include:

    - Signing this petition to help raise awareness for this issue and hopefully help solve it
    - Donate and volunteer for NGOs that address child labour
    - Donate and volunteer for NGOs that address poverty
    - Write and protest to Coca Cola addressing this issue

    If we can shut down sugar companies who are responsible for using child labourers by
    denying their primary customer access to them, we can save families’ economic situation and
    subsequently, their living standards.

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