Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-13-Speech-2-598-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:International Cocoa Agreement 2010 - Child labour in cocoa sector (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120313.23.2-598-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-03-13-Speech-2-599-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Gesine Meissner2
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; FEMM (2012-01-19--2012-09-06)3 member; ALDE (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2012-12-16)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2012-12-16)3 unknown; Freie Demokratische Partei (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DEVE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, chocolate and cocoa are something to be enjoyed not just by children, but also by adults. It is true that we are now in Strasbourg, but we are often in Brussels, where many people like to buy Belgian chocolate and to give it as a gift. Most of them do not think about where the cocoa comes from, under what conditions it is cultivated, and how the chocolate is manufactured. This debate has already made it clear that we must understand that the cocoa which we import has, in many cases, been produced using child labour. As Ms Köstinger has said, this is not just about finding out whether the children are there with or without their families and whether or not forced labour is involved. We must also be aware that the conditions under which these children work are damaging to their health. Cocoa is produced under conditions which are extremely harmful to health, including that of children. We need to stop this from happening. We must do everything we can to buy cocoa fairly from countries like Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire which are attempting to bring about better living conditions for their people. This has already been said on several occasions and, therefore, I think that introducing a quality mark would be the right approach to take. I am pleased that there is widespread agreement in Parliament on this subject."@en1
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