Ben & Jerry’s & child labor

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben & Jerry’s beat a class claim brought by Vermont customers outraged by a 2023 New York Times article that indicated at least one of the ice cream company’s suppliers employs migrant child labor in the production of milk used in Ben & Jerry’s desserts. Though the firm holds itself as socially conscious and generally promotes the value of ethical sourcing, the consumers could not point to a customer-facing promise that its products do not at all involve child labor.