Enron & Slavery

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Slavery Case: 1. What are the systemic, corporate and individual ethical issues raised by this case? In the case of Slavery and the chocolate industry contains systematic, corporate and individual ethical issues in many different ways. Looking at the economic repercussions, it would not be logical to do business with these countries considering that close to half of the world’s chocolate is made from cocoa beans that are grown in the Ivory Coast and Ghana. If we refused to do business with these countries the cost of these goods would be un-affordable to consumers. In a political aspect, we tend to be the leaders the moment we stop doing business with these individuals many other countries will follow along or visversa; those countries who refuse to do to stop doing business with them might then stop doing business with us. The last systematic issue raised is legal. As stated in the article slavery on the farms is in illegal in the Ivory Coast. Whether it is or how well the laws are enforced is for the most part out of our control. 2. In your view, is the kind of child slavery discussed in this case absolutely wrong no matter what, or is it only relatively wrong, i.e., if one happens to live in a society (like ours) that disapproves of slavery? I think the answer varies in culture to culture. But in my opinion, there is no way to accept child slavery. Children are kidnapped, sold and forced into harvesting. Farmers are beating them. From my point of view, children should not be used for labor. They should have right to choose their lifestyle. They should have education and then contribute the country’s economy and welfare. Regardless of the society one may live in, I think child labor is absolutely wrong. 3. Who shares in the moral responsibility for the slavery occurring in the chocolate industry: African farmers? African governments?
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