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Jodi Emerson: “If it comes from Latin America or Central America, it's less…”

Featuring: Jodi Emerson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91

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Labor Talks, Season 3 - Episode 16 - Jodi Emerson

Published | Video Starts at 06:05

Yep. Or chocolate is another industry that's heavily slave labor in certain parts of the world. And so even knowing where does your chocolate come from, If it comes from Latin America or Central America, it's less likely to involve slave labor than if it comes from the western part of Africa. So little things like that really make a big difference. And, you know, we all have those chocolate fixes where we need to stop at the gas station and get a quick snicker bar or something like that. (06:05–06:15)

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Asserts that chocolate from Latin or Central America is less likely to involve slave labor compared to chocolate from West Africa.

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