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Essay / Fiji Water and Chocolate - 662
1. Using your own ethical architecture, frame and describe the ethical issues, similarities and differences between chocolate, a product used in hundreds of products, and Fiji Water, a product resulting from a monopolized product. The videos provided for this topic provide insight into what goes on behind the scenes and how the chocolate production cycle becomes deadly for a few. The chocolate industry is accused of being legitimately involved in human trafficking. The dark side of chocolate involves large industries that get their coco from industries in South America and Africa. However, this is an indirect involvement of Hersheys and all other gigantic brands in trafficking (Child Slavery and the Chocolate Factory, 2007). Conversely, Fiji water has maintained a monopoly not only in Fiji but in other dominant regions of the world. However, reports of the resignation of Fiji's Acting Prime Minister over a Fiji external affairs official and secret visits by U.S. government officials to water-related events in Fiji only reinforce the doubts about Fiji's control of the political lobby (Fiji Water, 2009). The similarity lies in the fact that they both exploit humanity in one way or another. However, cocoa companies and Fijian water have put the country's people in a difficult situation. In the case of chocolate manufacturing companies, such as coconut manufacturers in Africa, which are allegedly involved in child trafficking. Conversely, Fiji's water supplies its product to Western countries, regardless of water pollution outbreaks in Fiji. The underlying difference in the two cases is the fact that water is a basic good while chocolate is only a luxury (Child Slavery and the Chocolate Factory, 2007). ).2. Developing and describing a socially responsible strategy...... middle of document ...... talk about projects like these two, we need to keep in mind that there are relatively high chances that the government is at least aware of the underlying issues. practices and situation. If we use the alternatives, there will be costs, but it will abandon the sacrifices and compromises that poverty-stricken countries must pay. For the stakeholders, i.e. the general masses, this will be beneficial as they will be paid for their work within the legal framework and will receive water in the market (Me, 2014). References: Child Slavery and the Chocolate Factory, (2007) retrieved from http://wspus.org/2007/04/child-slavery-and-the-chocolate-factory/ Fiji Water is Response, BBC News, retrieved from http: //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi /programmes/panorama/7231169.stm Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle (2009), retrieved from http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/09/fiji -spin-bottle?page=1