Cocoa production in the chocolate industry has a long history of trafficking and child labor. Children are exposed to chemicals, long working hours and are often brought from home to work in these harsh environments. Low prices in the cocoa industry have left farmers with low incomes and no choice but to take their children out of school and let them work on plantations. Due to these limited opportunities for access to education, “families in the cocoa sector are trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty” (International Labor Rights Forum, 2014). Due to the huge decrease in farmers' income due to low cocoa prices at the time, many adult workers left the sector to seek better pay (International Labor Rights Forum, 2014). The pressure to increase productivity “has led to pressure to hire more workers, including children, who may or may not be paid fairly” (Dunn, 2014). It is essential to increase farmers' income by educating them to achieve higher productivity, which will result in better quality in cocoa production. Cocoa producers have little to no bargaining power vis-à-vis large multinationals such as Nestlé, Cargill and ADM, which control supply chains and ultimately ensure the livelihoods of farmers and their families. The International Forum for Labor Rights is committed to combating “forced child labor in the cocoa industry through public education, corporate campaigns and engagement with West African partners to uncover problems and find solutions (International Forum on labor rights, 2014). Child trafficking in the cocoa industry is difficult to identify, the government needs to be improved to better identify and find a solution to the problem. Companies that are part of the cocoa supply chain “h......middle of paper......itions. The Fair Trade certification process also monitors cocoa farms “for compliance with international human rights standards” (Sprague, 2014). In some cases this has revealed forms of child labor and child trafficking (Sprague, 2014). A leader in relation to this problem should adopt a mixed consultative and participatory approach according to Likert's leadership theory. Consultative in the sense of evaluating the situation, which might include conducting a PESTLE analysis and also listening carefully to ideas. Furthermore, they should be participatory, talking to others and working closely to make a decision together. There are no easy answers to a complex problem like child labor and child trafficking. Putting an end to this requires a lot of “action from national governments, international agencies and private organizations” (Sprague, 2014).