Panorama: Chocolate – The Bitter Truth

As Easter approaches and sales of chocolate increase, so does concern about the ongoing problem of child labour in the cocoa industry. Recent programs in Switzerland, Germany and Denmark have taken a closer look at the cocoa industry and where our chocolate comes from. On 24 March, the BBC broadcasted a Panorama special, Chocolate – The Bitter Truth.

The Fairtrade Foundation feels that, despite some glaring inconsistencies and omissions, the program portrayed Fairtrade as the best solution to child labour issues – read more about it on their website at

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/press_office/tackling_child_labour.aspx

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