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Pringles are made using palm oil extracted by 8-year-old plantation slaves in Indonesia.
Hershey’s chocolate is made using cocoa extracted by 8-year-old plantation slaves in West Africa.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are made using cocoa extracted by 8-year-old plantation slaves in West Africa.

J. Crew made its fortune using slave labor in Saipan sweatshops.
Microsoft built it products using cobalt extracted by 8-year-old mining slaves in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Apple's phones and watches are made by 8-year-old child slaves in Southwestern China.

Prada, one of the most evil fashion companies on the planet, is built on the backs of 8-year-old child slaves in Vietnam.

Starbucks uses coffee beans extracted by 8-year-old plantation slaves in Guatamala, Kenya, Costa Rica and Panama.

Forever 21 uses cotton extracted by 8-year-old plantation slaves in Uzbekistan.

Victoria's Secret amassed its fortune using cotton extracted by 8-year-old plantation slaves in Burkina Faso.

Disney merchandise is manufactured by factory child slaves in Southwestern China.

Kellogg's, the makers of Pop-Tarts, sources palm oil extracted from 8-year-old plantation slaves in Indonesia and cocoa extracted from 8-year-old plantation slaves in West Africa.

Nike is built on a foundation of slavery, from Pakistani children sewing in sweatshops, Uzbek children picking cotton, and even Uyghurs relocated into forced labor camps.

While Ben & Jerry's moved to Fair Trade cocoa in the last few years, it built its fortune on cocoa extracted by, you guessed it, 8-year-old plantation slaves in Côte d'Ivoire.

Nordstrom fabricates its garments in sweatshops right here in the good old US of A, where migrants were being paid $4/hr in atrocious conditions.

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