Sign the petition to end child slavery: s.wvc.ca/GMKj0q
Did you know? Much of the world's cocoa is harvested in West Africa. Across this region, an estimated 2.12 million children - as young as 6 - work in cocoa-related activities.
A child slave:
• works in extreme heat for very long working hours with little pay
• harvests cocoa pods and slices them open using dangerous implements
• lifts and carries heavy sacks of cocoa beans
• mixes and applies harmful pesticides without protective gloves or masks
• receives very poor nutrition and no or limited access to health care
• endures violence or sexual abuse at the hands of employers or others in the industry
Here's what you can do to help raise the bar on chocolate:
• Petition the international cocoa initiative and chocolate companies to aim higher to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in cocoa
• Identify ethical chocolate using our Good Chocolate Guide: s.wvc.ca/H1eFZt
• Spread the word on social media using #nochildforsale
Here's what we're doing to raise the bar on chocolate:
• Continually creating awareness campaigns and encouraging action around this important issue
• Helping to create sustainable support initiatives in Ghana where children have been working in the worst forms of child labour
Together we can make a difference. Join us in raising our voices to tell the world no child should ever be for sale.
Learn more at nochildforsale.ca/.
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18 сен 2024
