> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://thechocolatelife.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The New Case Against Mars, et al | #PodSaveChocolate - URL: https://thechocolatelife.com/the-new-case-against-mars-et-al-podsavechocolate/ - Published: 2023-12-11T16:10:25.000Z - Updated: 2023-12-18T14:47:49.000Z - Description: Episode 8 of #PodSaveChocolate features Terry Collingsworth of International Rights Advocates Starting time: 10 am PST / 1 pm EST / 6 pm GMT. - Author: Clay Gordon - Tags: PodSaveChocolate, Live Stream šŸ’” This episode of #PodSaveChocolate was pre-recorded. ## **Where to Watch** [The New Case Against Mars, et al | #PodSaveChocolateEpisode 8 OverviewTerry Collingsworth, Executive Director of International Rights Advocates, has been a guest on several episodes of TheChocolateLife on Clubā€¦![](https://www.youtube.com/s/desktop/e4d15d2c/img/favicon_144x144.png)YouTube![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FDqGPsxPjGE/maxresdefault.jpg)](https://youtube.com/live/FDqGPsxPjGE?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Click to watch in a new tab or window. Please subscribe (free!) to the [@PodSaveChocolate YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@podsavechocolate/featured?ref=thechocolatelife.com) as well as like this video, comment, and share to help grow the #PSC community. Link to [watch and comment](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/claygordon%5Fthechocolatelifelive-podsavechocolate-lavidacocoa-activity-7141484567307202561-b-0I?utm%5Fsource=share&utm%5Fmedium=member%5Fdesktop) from my LinkedIn profile. Link to [watch and comment](https://www.facebook.com/TheChocolateLife/) on TheChocolateLife page on Facebook. --- ## **Episode 8 Overview** Terry Collingsworth of International Rights Advocates has been a guest on several episodes of *TheChocolateLife on Clubhouse* **and** *TheChocolateLifeLIVE*. [TheChocolateLife :: LIVE w/ Terry Collingsworth, International Rights AdvocatesFriday, January 21st, 12:00 EST.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeTheChocolateWire![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2022/01/composite_FeaturedImage.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/thechocolatelife-live-w-terry-collingsworth-international-rights-advocates/) In those episodes, weā€™ve discussed the work of International Rights Advocates in the legal cases here in the US whose purpose is to hold ā€œBig Chocolateā€ accountable for ongoing labor abuses in their cocoa supply chains in West Africa. [Updated ā€“ Slavery on TrialA room on Clubhouse was scheduled for July 28th with Special Guests Terry Collingsworth of International Rights Advocates and Ayn Riggs of SlaveFreeChocolate\_org.![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/12/JR_Pods60x60FavIconCutoutButtons.png)The Chocolate LifeClay Gordon![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2021/07/rod-long-f6PNAO4Kn18-unsplashFeaturedImage1920x1080.jpg)](https://thechocolatelife.com/slavery-on-trial/) This post has links to many resources that provide good background to this story. Recently, CBS News aired a piece in which it showed that several Big Chocolate companies (Mars, Cargill, and Mondelēz) could not credibly say they had no knowledge of labor conditions on the farms they source from, and thus no responsibility, for the worst forms of illegal child labor, a position defended in other legal actions IRAdvocates has filed. [Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids as young as 5 in Ghana: CBS News investigationChildren in Ghana, some as young as 5, are working cocoa fields and wielding machetes instead of attending school.![](https://www.cbsnews.com/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/icons/icon-192x192.png?v=170b469460f9b5b4a2670b02bb591e2d)CBS NewsDebora Patta![](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/11/29/24947eae-9cf2-4ef9-83b0-b3978782b7b6/thumbnail/1200x630/8488bed567cd5aa8943bed870c545cc7/cocoa-kids-en.jpg?v=170b469460f9b5b4a2670b02bb591e2d)](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/children-harvesting-cocoa-used-by-major-corporations-ghana/?ref=thechocolatelife.com) Shortly after the above piece aired, IRAdvocates filed a new lawsuit in the DC District Court. [Kassim, et al. v. Cargill, Mars, and Mondelēz ā€” IRAadvocates![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/608276df0e35bd790e38eff3/bf735c6a-b01c-4aeb-b182-8574b1f9a80b/favicon.ico?format=100w)IRAadvocates![](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/608276df0e35bd790e38eff3/608b676602786928b172af54/6567be7ab51d5e50b4243d8b/1701298892220/Terry.png?format=1500w)](https://www.internationalrightsadvocates.org/cases/ghana?ref=thechocolatelife.com) In this episode of #PodSaveChocolate Terry and I will discuss this case, what makes this case different from the other cases IRAdvocates has filed, and weā€™ll get a status update on those cases, too. > Below are photos of Terry from his recent trip to Ghana ā€“ we will put names to the faces during the interview. ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/12/TPC-with-Dora.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/12/TPC-with-Ganiru-and-Rukaya.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/12/2023-Shahada-working-on-plantation.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/12/Daniel-opening-a-pod.jpg) ![](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/images/2023/12/RN-and-GN-Opening-pods-10.23.jpg) ### Documents mentioned in the episode We covered a new case filed in France ā€“ asking that French retailers comply with disclosure laws. Learn more about those cases in the documents below. [12.15.23 IRAdvocates Press Release on Submission of French Die Diligence CaseRelease about the French case from IR Advocates12.15.23 IRAdvocates Press Release on Submission of French Die Diligence Case.pdf117 KBdownload-circle](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2023/12/12.15.23-IRAdvocates-Press-Release-on-Submission-of-French-Die-Diligence-Case.pdf "Download") [12.15.23 LOI - CoopeĢrative URelease about the French case from the firm in France.12.15.23 LOI - CoopeĢrative U.pdf396 KBdownload-circle](https://thechocolatelife.com/content/files/2023/12/12.15.23-LOI---Coope-rative-U.pdf "Download") --- ### Episode Hashtags #InternationalRightsAdvocates #childslavery #illegalchildlabor #illegalchildlabour #cocoa #cacao #cacau #chocolate #chocolat #PodSaveChocolate #PodSaveChoc #PSC #LaVidaCocoa #TheChocolateLife --- ### **#TheChocolateLifeLIVE Archive** **To read an archived post** and find the links to watch archived episodes, click on the bookmark card, below. 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