Asbjørn UlsbergSep 10, 2023

“Nestle says slavery reporting requirements could cost customers.”

Not to be a joyless communist, but if we can’t have chocolate without slavery, we shouldn’t have chocolate.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/nestle-says-slavery-reporting-requirements-could-cost-customers-20180816-p4zy5l.html

(By https://twitter.com/sistersinead)

#slavery #chocoate #capitalism #communism #socialism #economy

Nestle says slavery reporting requirements could cost customers

Australia's government has proposed to make it mandatory for big businesses to report on how they're combating modern slavery.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Show threadTim   
@bitbear Aside from it being an old article/law, and granting that nestle is a shit company in general, I wonder how many commenters read the article? Nestle pointed out that the extra costs were due to various different national laws across the world, but agreed with the goals, and then argued FOR strict enforcement of the new law. Passing on costs to consumers is what businesses do, it doesn't mean pointing it out is a refusal or a threat.
Sep 10, 2023 at 4:38pmWeb
Show threadAsbjørn UlsbergSep 10, 2023

@TimPurdum Perhaps because:

1. Nestlé is one of the most evil companies on the planet.
2. Increased costs are only passed on to the consumers; shareholders remain unaffected.

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Show threadTim   Sep 10, 2023
@bitbear I didn't and don't contest any of that. I'm saying we shouldn't auto-read what we want into news articles that don't say certain things, which some commenters are doing, assuming nestle was against the new rules.
Show threadAsbjørn UlsbergSep 10, 2023
@TimPurdum I think it’s on par and what they deserve for being the scum that they are. Perpetrators of crimes against humanity don’t get the benefit of the doubt. They are guilty until proven otherwise.
Show threadTim   Sep 10, 2023
@bitbear critical reading is still important to be a well informed person IMO. There are plenty of completely ridiculously false things folks believe because they never bothered to read or question.
Show threadAsbjørn UlsbergSep 11, 2023
@TimPurdum On principle I agree with you. In the case of Nestlé, they deserve every bit of shit thrown their way — true or not.