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"en.20120314.22.3-326-500"2
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"70% of the world’s cocoa is produced in West Africa, where many farms employ children that are trafficked and forced to work in conditions akin to slavery. Progress in eradicating child labour is now in the hands of the chocolate industry, which must use its power and its profits to end this shameful practice. We all enjoy giving our children Easter Eggs, but if one thinks of the conditions of the West African children in the cocoa regions, it takes away the fun of Easter. Ten years ago, the big chocolate companies promised to get rid of child trafficking in the cocoa industry in West Africa, but there is still only a tiny amount of ‘Traffick Free’ chocolate. According to the charity, Stop the Traffik, in these ten years, the cocoa industry has earned GBP 600 billion. Only 0.0075% of this has been invested in improving working conditions in West Africa. I always recommend Fair Trade chocolate wherever possible."@en1
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