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Child labour and society BLOG

Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Bittersweet chocolate

Chances are good that child workers -- some of whom are slaves -- helped produce your valentine bonbons. The chocolate industry has promised to get kids out of the cocoa trade. But profits still come before progress.
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2003/02/14/chocolate/index.htmlBy Caroline TigerAds by AdGenta.com

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Posted by sadashivan_nair at 11:27 AM EDT
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007 - 5:47 AM EDT

Name: "lyndonmaxewell"
Home Page: http://www.esplanade.sg

That's a sad sight to see.. What's worst is that usually they do not get to keep the money at all, as they are usually taken by the syndicate themselves. Seems like this is a social problem that could hardly be solved in the near future.

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