Child Labor
Conduct Screen Labor Rights
Companies with documented use of child labor in direct operations or supply chains — including agricultural child labor, factory work by minors, and cobalt/mineral supply chains linked to child mining. Covers both direct employment and supply chain complicity where the company knew or should have known. Distinct from forced_labor (which covers coerced adult labor) and worker_exploitation (which covers wage theft).
5 companies currently excluded under this screen
Excluded Companies (5 total)
Showing 5 of 5 companies excluded under this screen.
| Ticker | Company | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | ADM remains a primary defendant in ongoing litigation regarding its cocoa supply chain in West Africa (Cote d'Ivoire). International Rights Advocates litigation documents systemic child labor in cocoa... |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company (The) | The Coca-Cola Company has faced persistent, documented allegations of child labor in its sugar supply chain for decades. In 2004, Human Rights Watch exposed that Coca-Cola’s sugar supplier in El Salva... |
| MCD | McDonald's Corporation | McDonald's has been cited for child labor violations across its franchise network in multiple states. In November 2023, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the operator of five Pittsburgh-a... |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. | Mondelez International faces a class action lawsuit alleging its “Cocoa Life” sustainability program falsely markets cocoa sourcing as free from child labor. The complaint, filed in U.S. federal court... |
| RIVN | RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC | Rivian's EV battery supply chain depends on cobalt and lithium sourced from artisanal mines in the DRC and Latin America, where child labor and forced labor are systematically documented by Amnesty In... |
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