Cadbury faces fresh accusations of child labour on cocoa farms in Ghana

‘It’s horrifying to see these children using these long machetes, which are sometimes half their height,’ said the founder of Slave Free Chocolate. Photograph: Channel 4

The food giant that owns the Cadbury brand is embroiled in fresh allegations of employing child labour after an investigation obtained footage of children working with machetes on cocoa farms in its supply chain.

Children as young as 10 have allegedly been found working in Ghana to harvest cocoa pods to supply Mondelēz International, which owns Cadbury. Campaigners say the farmers are being paid less than £2 a day and can’t afford to hire adult workers.