Terry Collingsworth

Terry Collingsworth, founder of International Rights Advocates, sits down with Earth Live to discuss his landmark legal work holding multinational corporations accountable for human rights abuses in global supply chains.

In this interview, Collingsworth details the U.S. Supreme Court hearing against Nestle and Cargill, brought on behalf of former child slaves from Mali who were trafficked to cocoa plantations in Cote d'Ivoire. He explains the legal strategy behind the case, the precedent it could set for corporate liability, and the broader implications for human rights enforcement in commodity supply chains.

Collingsworth also previews his latest lawsuit against the world's largest chocolate companies, including Nestle, Cargill, Mars, Mondelēz, Hershey, Barry Callebaut, and Olam, arguing that their supply chains continue to rely on forced child labor. The conversation offers a sobering look at the gap between corporate sustainability pledges and the reality on the ground.