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Advocates sue federal government for failing to ban imports of cocoa harvested by children (apnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by ConstableJelly@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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[–] YaaAsantewaa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then stop using electronics

Every electronic device you own is made from slave labor, the rare-earth elements needed are mined by slaves in Africa, bought by Chinese Slave Owners and then manufactured in China to send to the west

[–] ConstableJelly@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed, that's a problem too. Like I said, we need to start treating it like a societal failure (not an individual one). I'm not trying to lay out a detailed roadmap here, I'm just complaining online.