Date of publication: October 31, 2008
Source: Edmonton Journal
Author: Hanneke Brooymans
By Hanneke Brooymans
Some children will be participating in a reverse trick-or-treat campaign to make people aware of the ongoing child labour and environmental damage involved in the chocolate industry.
These children will hand out fair-trade certified chocolates made from cocoa that was purchased at a fair price -- a price that allows farmers to make a decent living, as well as premiums to invest in health care, safe water, education and business infrastructure, says TransFair Canada, a non-profit organization that promotes fair-trade products...