- Signatures: 1,415
- Goal: 5,000
- Deadline: 1-7-2005
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Dear Nestle USA, Inc.,
We the undersigned feel that your corporation should take measures to ensure that the cacao beans that you purchase are not grown by using child slavery. Please develop means to end this cruel cycle that is hurting countless children.
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | Age | Gender | City | State | Zip/Postal Code | Country | Why am I signing this petition? |
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| 1,417 | 9:38 am PST, Jan 10 | Ms. | Anonymous | 15 | Female | Troy | Alabama | 36081 | United States | I recently wrote a paper about child slavery so to futher my efforts I decided to sign this petition |
| 1,416 | 4:23 pm PST, Dec 31 | Mr. | Jack Meoff | 50 | Male | Dudley | Georgia | 31021 | United States | You need to double up on these kids and produce more cheap coco beans! Work them 24/7 if they don't want to work beat some more or hang them from a tall tree with a short rope. Just as long as we get cheap chocolate. |
| 1,415 | 2:27 pm PDT, Oct 7 | Josh McCLure | 17 | Male | Spokane | Washington | 99212 | United States | because it the right thing to do | |
| 1,414 | 4:19 pm PDT, Sep 7 | Lori Liddell | 47 | Female | W | Wisconsin | 54666 | United States | telling the consumer that you don't know where your ingredients come from is no longer acceptable | |
| 1,413 | 8:23 pm PDT, Aug 21 | Eliot Petrusma | 15 | Male | hobart | 7050 | Australia | |||
| 1,412 | 4:07 pm PDT, Jul 9 | Lucia Prisleac | 16 | Female | State College | Pennsylvania | 16802 | United States | I believe that we are alomst totally ignorant about the continuing slavery in third world countries. Not many would guess that something we consider to be a historical relic wouldn't be as far in the past as some tend to believe. Our government needs to call attention to this horrific fact of life. This is not the way life should be for any man, woman, of child. | |
| 1,411 | 4:29 pm PDT, Jun 29 | eddie petryshen | 15 | Male | cranbrook | v1c 1j8 | Canada | To stop the ignorance and indifference, between the so called first world, and the so called third world. Someone should not have to die just so you can get a cheaper cup of coffee. | ||
| 1,410 | 1:19 pm PDT, May 29 | Anonymous | 30 | Female | Bergen | Norway | ||||
| 1,409 | 3:57 pm PDT, Sep 23 | Ms. | angela hatfield | 47 | Female | Glasgow | United Kingdom | because it is disgusting in this day and age that children are being used for slave labour when there is such opulence in this world such as golf courses and ski slopes being built in the desert while children are being given just the basic means too exist, not have a life just an existence. Its time to end it and give them a life. | ||
| 1,408 | 7:26 pm PDT, Sep 2 | Ms. | Jessica Main | 15 | Female | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46227 | United States | |
| 1,407 | 6:28 pm PDT, Aug 23 | Ms. | Jaylan Salman | 0 | Female | Alexandria | 99994 | Egypt | ||
| 1,406 | 4:22 pm PDT, Aug 9 | Mr. | Anonymous | 34 | Male | birmingham | b92 2af | United Kingdom | Because I am black, and if people learned about the first round of slavery this might not be happening | |
| 1,405 | 2:48 pm PDT, Aug 8 | greta malkotzoglou | 32 | Female | Athens | 10440 | Greece | |||
| 1,404 | 6:39 am PDT, Aug 8 | Mr. | Roy Lindquist | 58 | Male | 6030 Langevag | 6030 | Norway | Stop using children in the Ivorycoast for cacao harvesting..its a shame | |
| 1,403 | 1:31 pm PDT, Jun 20 | Mrs. | Jeanie Buerger | 65 | Female | Newburyport | Massachusetts | 01950 | United States | |
| 1,402 | 10:06 am PDT, Jun 12 | Ms. | Melissa Geraci | 0 | Female | Buchanan | Michigan | 49107 | United States | |
| 1,401 | 12:30 pm PDT, May 4 | Mrs. | Patricia Nigro | 66 | Female | Deltona | Florida | 32725 | United States | |
| 1,400 | 7:47 pm PDT, Apr 6 | Mr. | Craig Hall | 18 | Male | Calgary | T4R 3T5 | Canada | ||
| 1,399 | 12:42 pm PDT, Apr 4 | Deborah Cooper | 44 | Female | Durham | DL16 6HS | United Kingdom | |||
| 1,398 | 2:53 am PDT, Mar 30 | avril kettle | 55 | Female | Grantham | NG31 8ET | United Kingdom | |||
| 1,397 | 6:08 am PDT, Mar 26 | Liz Sands | 47 | Female | Nottingham | ng8 5ng | United Kingdom | |||
| 1,396 | 10:16 pm PDT, Mar 24 | Ms. | Jaime Cammarata, RD | 31 | Female | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19145 | United States | |
| 1,395 | 6:15 pm PDT, Mar 24 | Anonymous | 39 | Female | Oswego | New York | 13126 | United States | Exploiting children is immoral. | |
| 1,394 | 10:56 am PDT, Mar 24 | Alex P Bostwick | 22 | Male | Covington | Kentucky | 41011 | United States | ||
| 1,393 | 9:58 pm PDT, Mar 23 | William Harper | 58 | Male | Athens | Georgia | 30601 | United States | ||
| 1,392 | 11:45 am PDT, Mar 22 | Cher Isbell | 34 | Female | San Antonio | Texas | 78242 | United States | ||
| 1,391 | 11:43 am PDT, Mar 22 | Vickie Burchell | 43 | Female | Luttrell | Tennessee | 37779 | United States | ||
| 1,390 | 9:51 am PDT, Mar 22 | Dori Maschke | 47 | Female | South Haven | Michigan | 49090 | United States | ||
| 1,389 | 7:06 am PDT, Mar 22 | Jaylena Greenfield | 95 | Female | Ashland | Ohio | 44805 | United States | ||
| 1,388 | 6:40 am PDT, Mar 22 | Mrs. | Virginia Schwartman | 39 | Female | Norfolk | Virginia | 23509 | United States | |
| 1,387 | 4:19 am PDT, Mar 22 | Art Deco | 44 | Male | Kennebunk | Maine | 04043 | United States | ||
| 1,386 | 11:52 pm PDT, Mar 21 | Ms. | Black Tiger Petersen | 69 | Female | Vancouver | V6R 4H4 | Canada | Time to let children BE children and allowed to play. | |
| 1,385 | 7:23 pm PDT, Mar 21 | Mrs. | JOCELYNE ANNIE | 57 | Female | Saint-augustin De Desmaures- | G3A 1A8 | Canada | ||
| 1,384 | 3:42 pm PDT, Mar 21 | Mrs. | daniella roozenburg | 38 | Female | Amsterdam | 1079ZJ | Netherlands | ||
| 1,383 | 9:12 pm PDT, Mar 20 | Jenny Vegan | 31 | Female | United States | United States Minor Outlying Islands | I am firmly opposed to the brutal practice of slavery. | |||
| 1,382 | 6:17 pm PDT, Mar 10 | Anonymous | 27 | Female | Bentley Spgs | Maryland | 21120 | United States | ||
| 1,381 | 12:52 am PST, Feb 25 | Kat Duval | 0 | Female | Regina | s4r3n4 | Canada | |||
| 1,380 | 3:32 pm PST, Feb 14 | Mr. | Isaiah S | 16 | Male | Detroit | Michigan | 48219 | United States | I have just recently learned the realities of child labor and child slavery. It is VERY wrong; it should not be going on in Africa, or any other continent, country, or region! |
| 1,379 | 8:01 pm PST, Feb 12 | Ms. | Anonymous | 14 | Female | Mcminnville | Oregon | 97128 | United States | |
| 1,378 | 11:33 am PST, Jan 29 | Anton Oscar Iorga | 25 | Male | Regina | S4S 4P6 | Canada | |||
| 1,377 | 2:40 pm PST, Jan 19 | J.P. Wright | 0 | Male | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | 33308 | United States | ||
| 1,376 | 10:36 am PST, Dec 31 | Mrs. | Sandra Pavlou | 0 | Female | London | xx | United Kingdom | It is about time that this serious issue is addressed once and for all. I am disgusted and ashamed by the facts and it must be stopped immediately. | |
| 1,375 | 10:28 am PST, Dec 7 | Ms. | Dimpel Nagin Patel | 29 | Female | Orem | Utah | 84057 | United States | For the obvious reason that slavery in any way, shape or form is WRONG! |
| 1,374 | 1:27 pm PST, Nov 18 | Jon Marshall Jr | 29 | Male | Tanner | Alabama | 35671 | United States | ||
| 1,372 | 2:19 pm PDT, Oct 20 | Mr. | Nader Kamal | 0 | Male | Madison | Wisconsin | 53713 | United States | |
| 1,371 | 1:14 pm PDT, Oct 18 | Lee Butt | 39 | Male | Baird | Texas | 79504 | United States | This should go without saying, but slavery is WRONG!! | |
| 1,370 | 8:39 pm PDT, Sep 24 | Mr. | gary mckinney | 55 | Male | batavia | Ohio | 45103 | United States | I shouldn't have to answer this,,but slavey in my america,,come on,,this is insane,,we need this stopped now..I mean now,, come on now,, it's beyond the realm of greedy bastards,, it's plain and simple,,EVIL.. THANK YOU,,GARY McKINNEY |
| 1,369 | 5:35 am PDT, Aug 15 | Anonymous | 31 | Female | London | W10 | United Kingdom | I have been put off chocolate after becoming aware of the child labour situation on cocoa plantations. I am astounded that in this day and age big corporations have been able to get away with this type of behaviour without the US government taking action. SOX 'took care' of Enron - who's going to 'take care' of these kids? | ||
| 1,368 | 12:54 am PDT, Aug 15 | Melinda Lester | 28 | Female | Odd | West Virginia | 25902 | United States | ||
| 1,367 | 2:56 pm PDT, Jul 30 | Elizabeth Laukkonen | 29 | Female | Snohomish | Washington | 98290 | United States | ||
| 1,366 | 8:27 am PDT, Jul 11 | Latilya Johnson | 24 | Female | Tifton | Georgia | 31794 | United States | This is dehumanizing and in all forms of child abuse.This also robs the children of their childhood and education. | |
| 1,365 | 8:39 pm PDT, Jul 7 | Anonymous | 0 | Female | Charlotte | North Carolina | 28270 | United States | ||
| 1,364 | 7:29 pm PDT, Jun 28 | Mrs. | Anonymous | 42 | Female | las vegas | Nevada | 89145 | United States | i would like to see slavery stopped in africa |
| 1,363 | 12:02 pm PDT, May 26 | Ms. | jamika broadnax | 25 | Female | jacksonville | Arkansas | 72076 | United States | stop slavery |
| 1,362 | 7:33 pm PDT, May 23 | Shar Medina | 38 | Female | Chicago | Illinois | 60630 | United States | ||
| 1,361 | 3:02 pm PDT, May 23 | Ms. | Darlene Holt | 21 | Female | Kunkletown | Pennsylvania | 18058 | United States | |
| 1,360 | 11:02 am PDT, May 23 | Dr. | Eric Pollock | 105 | Male | ridley | Pennsylvania | 19064 | United States | because i believe everyone should be treated right and kids are not made for jobs they are made to bring happiness to the world |
| 1,359 | 11:51 pm PDT, May 22 | Deborah Hillman | 46 | Female | Terre Haute | Indiana | 47802 | United States | ||
| 1,358 | 2:54 am PDT, May 22 | Linda Perry | 44 | Female | Auburn | New York | 13021 | United States | LINDA PERRY | |
| 1,357 | 3:53 pm PDT, May 21 | Ms. | Joanna Piela | 24 | Female | rzeszow | 00000 | Poland | ||
| 1,356 | 8:37 am PDT, May 21 | Ms. | anonymous anonymous | 0 | Female | springfield | Pennsylvania | 19064 | United States | |
| 1,355 | 8:34 am PDT, May 21 | Ms. | sydney danelutti | 0 | Female | morton | Pennsylvania | 19070 | United States | |
| 1,354 | 7:45 pm PDT, May 20 | Hyoun Jung Yu | 25 | Female | Los Angeles | California | 90006 | United States | to stop slavery | |
| 1,353 | 2:53 pm PDT, May 20 | Anonymous | 40 | Female | West Hills | California | 91307 | United States | STOP SLAVERY FOR CHILDREN! Children are our future and should NOT be put to work like that. Love and nerturing are part of what children NEED! | |
| 1,352 | 10:24 am PDT, May 20 | nancy alinovi | 48 | Female | Cary | North Carolina | 27513 | United States | ||
| 1,351 | 10:03 am PDT, May 20 | Tania Melendez | 19 | Female | Lake Worth | Florida | 33463 | United States | Slavery over all is just unnecessary. We should all be free. Especially a child, for an innocent child to work as someones slave is demeening. We need to open our boundaries and move freedom further into Africa's borders. |
Help Stop Child Slavery In Africa 2
Over 200,000 West African children a year are being sold into slavery in order to work cacao plantations. Cacao is the raw material for chocolate and cocoa. Nearly 50% of chocolate produced is made from cacao that was produced by child slavery. For as little as $15 US dollars, parents are selling their children into slavery, often misled to believe that their children will be receiving a better life through education and jobs. Instead, children are being subjected to harsh lives as field hands, domestic workers, and even prostitutes. They are living in cruel, squalid, and impoverished conditions.
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