On average, in 2019, every adult in New Zealand drank three cups of coffee a week associated with child and forced labour.
No child should have to work instead of going to school. 13-year-old Elijah has been forced to cut coffee plants since he was just 7-years old. For kids like Elijah, the hours are long and the work is dangerous.
Elijah dreams of a brighter future, he hopes to become a teacher one day.
In 2019, New Zealand imported more than $45.5 million, or 700 million cups of coffee that was risky. The top four sources of risky coffee were Brazil (27.9%), Colombia (22.1%), Vietnam (20.9%) and Guatemala (9.9%).