Fair trade chocolate on the menu

Published: 7:56PM Thursday August 20, 2009 Source: Close Up

Kiwis often get that guilty feeling when munching away on chocolate.

But it is usually to do with the calories and not the origins of the block or biscuit.

This is what fair trade campaigners say we should be thinking about.

There is evidence that cocoa production makes use of slave labour and young men are paid nothing and kept in line with violence.

The big confectionery companies say they are doing what they can to tackle the problem, but others like Trade Aid say it is not enough.

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