Me, I loves the chocolate.. but the industry has a rather "dark side" (mmmmm.. dark chocolate) that gives a whole new meaning to the term "guilty pleasure"...
As a commodity sold as futures on the exchange - apparently 2/3 of all cocoa produced comes from West Africa, where it has been alleged that an estimated 90% of cocoa farms in Côte d'Ivoire have used some form of slave labour in order to remain viable. When cocoa prices drop, farmers in West Africa sometimes cut costs by resorting to slave labour...
So, with that in mind - would YOU pay more for your chocolate to ensure it was fair trade? Would you boycott your favourite bar if you thought it might mae a difference to their practices and ethics..?
Please, chocoholics only!
2006-08-17
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