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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
A Few Facts about Chocolate
African Mother Carrying Her Child
Artwork courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
"284,000 children in West Africa [are] working in hazardous conditions, many under forced labour, .. handling pesticides and chemicals without any protective equipment” - Stephen Knapp, Fair Trade Association of Australia.
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Labels:
child slavery,
fair trade chocolate,
West Africa