Nestlé and other companies can be sued for overseas child slave labor, court rules

[Judi Lynn]

Nestlé and other companies can be sued for overseas child slave labor, court rules
By Travis Gettys
Friday, September 5, 2014 10:30 EDT

Nestlé and other counties that sell chocolate from Africa can be sued for using child slave labor, a federal appeals court ruled.

Three former slave laborers sued the food manufacturer, along with Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, under a 1789 law allowing lawsuits in U.S. courts for violations of international human rights.

A federal judge in Los Angeles previously dismissed the suit, ruling the law did not apply to U.S. corporations allegedly involved in illegal activities abroad.

But the appeals court found they could be sued if their conduct on U.S. soil substantially contributed to human rights violations overseas, reported the San Francisco Chronicle.

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The three plaintiffs claimed in their suit they were forced to work up to 14 hours a day, six days a week, and were beaten and whipped and given scraps to eat.

More:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/05/nestle-and-other-companies-can-be-sued-for-overseas-child-slave-labor-court-rules/

[abelenkpe]

1. K&R

[arcane1]

2. Well now, that certainly makes things more interesting

*rubs hands in gleeful anticipation*

[rurallib]

4. well at least until Nestle's can find a judge it can bribe

shouldn't be too hard.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. N-E-S-T-L-E-S...

Nestles' exploits all the rest...

[blkmusclmachine]

5. MUST. LOOK. FORWARD.

[freshwest]

6. Love this!

[stillwaiting]

7. I think it's clear that we desperately need the TPP and its ilk to pass to prevent these travesties.

It would be much better for a corporate court to rule on these issues.

[adirondacker]

8. I wonder if they have all of their money hidden in a Swiss bank account?

[Jefferson23]

9. Recommend..thanks for this, Judi Lynn. n/t