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The baby formula case does not likely result is illegal actions, but some of the marketing practices undertaken by Nestle can be considered unlawful in light of the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing Breast Milk Substitutes. Nestle made a commitment to adhere to this code in their Infant Formula Charter. Yet, they violated it in several different ways. There would be no legal prosecution against Nestle for these violations, but the WHO could certainly exert pressure on the company to adhere to the standards.

With regards to indentured labor in West Africa, Nestle is insulated because it is not using such labor itself, but rather purchasing from suppliers that use indentured labor. Many countries have laws with respect to the use of such labor by national corporations, but these laws may not exist in Switzerland and may not apply to suppliers. However, no country allows slavery, so it is possible that this activity was considered unlawful by the laws of the governments in question.

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Canning, Simon. (2008). "Food giant Nestle takes sugar hit to sweeten image" the Australian.

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Macht, Pat. (2008) "CalPERS expands environmental, diversity corporate governance guidelines" CalPERS.

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Works Cited

Kay, Charles D. (1997). "Notes on Deontology" Wofford College. Retrieved December 3, 2008 at http://webs.wofford.edu/kaycd/ethics/deon.htm

Holsinger, Kent. (2007). "Consequentialist vs. non-consequentialist theories of ethics" University of Connecticut Retrieved December 3, 2008 at http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/lecture-notes/value-ethics/node3.html

No author. (2002). "Ethiopia-Nestle-Ethiopia: Nestle says part of compensation to go to Ethiopian famine relief" Agence France-Presse. Retrieved December 3, 2008 at http://www.aegis.com/NEWS/AFP/2002/AF021293.html

Canning, Simon. (2008). "Food giant Nestle takes sugar hit to sweeten image" the Australian. Retrieved December 3, 2008 at http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24673501-601,00.html
Friedman, Milton. (1970) "The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits" New York Times Magazine. Retrieved December 3, 2008 at http://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/libertarians/issues/friedman-soc-resp-business.html
Macht, Pat. (2008) "CalPERS expands environmental, diversity corporate governance guidelines" CalPERS. Retrieved December 3, 2008 at http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/press/pr-2008/apr/environmental-diversity-guidelines.xm
McNamara, Carter. (2008) "Complete Guide to Ethics Management: An Ethics Toolkit for Managers" Free Management Library. Retrieved December 3, 2008 at http://www.managementhelp.org/ethics/ethxgde.htm
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