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U.S. proposes ban on cocoa from the Ivory Coast over evidence of forced child labor

The Ivory Coast is pushing back against a proposed U.S. ban on cocoa from the West African country after senators found "overwhelming evidence" that the farms rely on child labor. It follows a Washington Post story that documented the lives of 12 child laborers on Ivorian cocoa farms. Washington Post reporter Peter Whoriskey joined CBSN to discuss.
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