Date of publication: October 30, 2008
Source: Mankato Free Press
Author: Brian Ojanpa
By Brian Ojanpa
...The reverse trick-or-treating is done by children kindergarten age and up, and Christ the King Lutheran youth minister Steve Kidder keeps the Fair Trade concept simple for participating grade-schoolers.
The global cocoa industry, as with coffee and other commodities, is beset with unfair labor practices, particularly in Africa, where child labor abuses exist.
The label is a guarantee no child labor or forced labor was used in its production, the cocoa was bought directly from a cooperative of small-scale farmers, and the farmers were paid enough to support their families...