Posts Tagged ‘cocoa’
Slavery Free Chocolate
Are You Buying Ethical Chocolate? Did you know that much of the chocolate available in Australia comes from cocoa beans picked by children, many of whom have been trafficked or forced to work in exploitative conditions? It is estimated that there are at least 800,000 children working in the cocoa industry at present: 5-10% of…
Read MoreSlavery-free Chocolate for Easter
Buy Only Slavery-free Chocolate The Slavery-free Chocolate for Easter campaign was recently launched in Melbourne, Victoria, with students from St Bernard’s College, Essendon and Penleigh Essendon Grammar School. Let us not forget that even our smallest actions have the capacity to impact on the lives of others. The Slavery–free chocolate campaign is designed to free…
Read MoreWhen Will Toblerone Be Traffik-Free
Child slavery in the Cocoa Industry Thousands of children are trafficked into the cocoa industry each year. The cocoa beans they harvest are used to make our chocolate. These children have never tasted chocolate. What can you do about this form of forced child labour? Send a postcard to Mondelez, the world’s largest chocolate company…
Read MoreACRATH Newsletter May 2013
Latest ACRATH News The latest ACRATH Newsletter gives an indication of some of the activities ACRATH members have been involved in so far in 2013. Items include the ACRATH National Conference, an advocacy visit to Canberra, new slavery legislation and the ACRATH RAP (Radio Awareness Program). Readers are also invited to take part in a…
Read MoreEaster Eggs: Gone But Not Forgotten
Preparing for Easter 2014 Easter eggs may be off our supermarket shelves but we haven’t forgotten that in 2013 once again it was difficulty to purchasing certified Easter eggs in many supermarkets. Purchasing Easter eggs made from certified cocoa ensures child slavery has not been used to produce the cocoa. Supermarkets are placing their 2014…
Read MorePlans Not Dreams
When Will All Cadbury Products Use Certified Cocoa? In 2012 Kraft Foods Australia and New Zealand announced they would invest $400 million in making cocoa sustainable. What does this mean in practice? When will Toblerone and other Cadbury products be using cocoa certified free of trafficking and child labour? Join the campaign to ask Kraft…
Read MoreEaster Fair Trade Chocolate
Why is Fair Trade Important? Buying Fair Trade ensures no one is exploited in order to produce the good you are purchasing. Did you know that children as young as 10 years old have been trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire and are working on cocoa plantations? Many of these children have never tasted chocolate. 75% of the…
Read MoreForced Marriage & Labour Trafficking in Australia
ACRATH National Conference 2013 In Randwick on 19 February Catholic Religious and colleagues heard case studies of young Australian women forced into marriage in their parents’ home countries. They heard that new Australian legislation will criminalise forced marriage and empower the young women threatened with forced marriage. Speaking on this topic was Associate Professor of…
Read MoreThank You Nestlé
Time to Celebrate ACRATH was delighted to receive the the media release from Nestlé Australia dated 19th February 2013 regarding the use of certified cocoa used in products produced in Australia. The document states “Nestlé Australia announced today that every chocolate it sells is now independently certified to ensure the cocoa is sourced and produced sustainably…
Read MoreCocoa Barometer 2012
Sustainability Developments in the Cocoa Sector “It is necessary that the sustainability debate in cocoa goes beyond productivity…. Insufficient income to pay workers, coupled with a shortage of workers in rural areas, forces farmers to rely on unpaid workers. Many of these are family-members, and often work excessive hours, directly increasing the risk of (worst…
Read MoreChocolate Company Commitments
Chocolate Scorecard Chocolate companies are making a number of efforts to address the issues of forced labour, trafficked labour and exploited child labour in the production of cocoa in West Africa. Over 70% of the world’s cocoa is grown in West Africa. A scorecard detailing chocolate companies’ efforts to address child and forced labour in…
Read MoreThank You Nestlé
All Products To Be UTZ Certified By End Of 2012 Nestlé announced in a letter to STOP THE TRAFFIK Australia that they will UTZ certify all their cocoa by the end of 2012. A number of international commentators have suggested that Nestlé’s decision to certify their Australian line first is a result of the intense…
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