Posts Tagged ‘child slavery’
Cocoa Slavery
Slavery has existed in the cocoa industry for centuries. In our time slavery in the cocoa industry predominantly impacts on children who are trafficked and treated as disposable commodities. In 2001 cocoa buyers and chocolate manufacturers, via the Harkin Engel Protocol, made a commitment to end the worst forms of child slavery by 2005. Now,…
Read MoreChild Slavery Lawsuit Blocked
Six men who had been trafficked from Mali to work on cocoa farms in Ivory Coast were involved in a lawsuit against Nestlé USA and Cargill. The men had been forced to work 12-14 hours a day on cocoa farms. They claim the chocolate companies perpetuated the slave trade in order to keep cocoa prices…
Read MoreAre Your Easter Eggs Slavery-free?
Still looking to purchase your Easter Eggs for 2019? Did you know that not all eggs are slavery-free? You will enjoy your Easter Eggs even more if you know that the eggs you purchase are free of child slavery and help farmers to earn a living wage. ACRATH and Be Slavery Free have been campaigning…
Read MoreThank You Darrell Lea
Commitment to use Sustainable Cocoa The news that the board of Darrell Lea unanimously voted to source sustainable cocoa is cause for great joy and celebration. The company is now in the process of selecting a Certification Body and endeavouring to achieve 100% sustainable cocoa procurement within the next 12 months. In collaboration with STOP THE…
Read MoreUzbekistan Cotton Update
Decline in the Use of Forced Labour Over a number of years ACRATH has joined with other organisation in campaigning against the use of child and forced labour in the Uzbekistan Cotton Industry. It seems our efforts are bearing fruit. Human Rights Watch has reported: “President Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed forced labor in his speech to…
Read MoreThey are just Children! NOT SLAVES
As we celebrate the World Day of Prayer Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking let us remember the children of our world who are trafficked into child slavery. We pray they will be released from the bonds of slavery and that their right to love, protection and education will be respected.
Read MoreACRATH Campaigning in Adelaide
Young People Visiting Supermarkets and Dessert Bars Young ACRATH member, Francesca, tells of young people in Adelaide raising awareness about child slavery in the cocoa industry. They have been encouraging supermarkets and dessert bars to sell chocolate produced with Fairtrade cocoa.
Read More#traffikfree Easter Eggs
Join the Campaign Against Child slavery Are you finding it difficult to find #traffikfree Easter eggs? Why bother looking for them? In Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, children and young people are still trafficked and forced to harvest cocoa in order to supply our loved Easter chocolate. Choosing to buy Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance or UTZ labeled products…
Read MoreAdvocating for Certified Easter Eggs
ACRATH and STOP THE TRAFFIK Collaborate for #Traffikfree Easter Over recent weeks many ACRATH members have been distributing postcards to Coles and Woolworths asking for them to increase their supply of certified Easter Eggs in 2016. We invite you to take the same message to the supermarkets. Your efforts could help to bring about an…
Read MoreThinking About Which Easter Egg to Buy?
Make Your Easter #Traffikfree Download the Good Egg Guide. It will give you and your family a large selection of Certified Easter Eggs to choose from! Can’t find certified Easter Eggs in your local supermarket? Next time you are shopping hand over an Easter leaflet to ensure your local supermarket knows how important it is…
Read MoreLooking for Certified Easter Eggs?
Can’t Find Them? Join ACRATH and STOP THE TRAFFIK in asking Coles and Woolworths to double the number of certified Easter products they sell next year. They will start ordering Easter Eggs for 2016 very soon, so it’s urgent that they hear from you today. Order your cards today at www.stopthetraffik.com.au or download a copy of…
Read MoreBe a Good Egg This Easter
Are you buying #traffikfree Easter Chocolate? In the lead up to Easter 2015, support cocoa farmers and help stamp out child slavery and trafficking in the cocoa industry by buying and consuming certified Easter eggs. Mary Appiah is a farmer who grows cocoa. The more cocoa she sells on Fairtrade terms, the more her community can…
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