"Child labor in palm oil industry"

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Who are the two girls whose lives are contrasted in McDowell and Mason's text?

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A Girl Scout in Tennessee and a child laborer in Southeast Asia

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According to McDowell and Mason, approximately how many children are estimated to be working alongside their parents in palm oil plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia?

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Millions

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According to McDowell and Mason, what percent of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil is supplied by Indonesia and Malaysia?

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85%

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According to McDowell and Mason, the investigation found that many child laborers in the palm oil industry are exposed to what conditions?

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Toxic chemicals and other dangerous conditions

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According to McDowell and Mason, what risk do some children face beyond hard labor in the plantations?

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Being smuggled across borders and vulnerability to trafficking or sexual abuse

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According to McDowell and Mason, how did they trace the palm-oil used in products like cereal, candy, ice cream — and even in cookies — back to plantations?

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By using U.S. Customs records and published data from producers, traders and buyers

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According to McDowell and Mason, which well-known brands’ supply chains were linked to the palm oil produced under these conditions?

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Popular cereals, candies, ice creams — and makers of Girl Scout cookies

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What label detail on a Girl Scout cookie package alerted the Tennessee Girl Scout that the palm oil might not be truly sustainable?

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The word “MIXED” in all caps beside the sustainability logo

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According to McDowell and Mason, what did the Tennessee Girl Scout do after she learned what “mixed” meant on the label?

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She started an online petition and stopped selling the cookies.

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According to McDowell and Mason, what does the article say about the pay many of these child laborers receive?

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They often earn little or no pay.