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10-9-2006 9:39 PM
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10-10-2006 11:23 AM
jklugman
More info here. It goes without saying that the fair trade food companies have an interest in depicting the conditions chocolate is produced as inhumane, but that doesn't automatically mean it is a false depiction. I would love to see more information from a trustworthy, dispassionate voice.
10-10-2006 3:49 PM
bignosemousie
I would love to see more information from a trustworthy, dispassionate voice.
Me too. thanks for the link.
10-10-2006 5:03 PM
invictus
Josh, a search at Google Scholar returns some interesting sources. Like this one from Review of African Political Economy, December 2005 (vol 32 no. 106):

This paper explores the concept of ‘new’ or modern slavery in the wake of media reports of widespread child slavery on cocoa plantations in Côte d'Ivoire (the RCI). The ...
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10-10-2006 5:07 PM
invictus
Here is another source (but I don't have an idea if it's reliable or not.)
10-10-2006 8:01 PM
jklugman
Thanks invictus. I put the RoAPE paper up on the web so anyone who is interested can download it.
10-11-2006 11:08 AM
invictus
Great, thanks. I've just downloaded and saved it to my hard drive.
10-11-2006 2:53 PM
smagnolia
Thank you for this clip and thanks to all who provided some follow up links. I am a big chocolate eater and this is much appreciated.
Peace........................
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