19 September 2008

Chocolate leaves a bitter taste

"It is enjoyed by millions of connoisseurs around the world, but in recent years chocolate has started to leave an unpleasant aftertaste.

Canadian author Carol Off, whose book alerted readers to the ethical quagmire of chocolate consumption when it was released two years ago, is currently in Australia to talk up the topic.

Her book, Bitter Chocolate, lifted the lid on the use of child slavery in the cocoa plantations of West Africa."

ACTION!

Read the full article at The Age website.
(thanks to Cassie for the heads up!)

Join World Vision Australia's Don't Trade Lives campaign which is asking the chocolate industry to stop using child labour in cocoa production.

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