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Cadbury falls behind on addressing forced, child and trafficked labour

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

This Easter it’s time for Cadbury to hop to it and publish a timetabled commitment for moving entirely to ethical cocoa in its chocolate products, says international charity World Vision.

World Vision welcomes landmark chocolate decision and a better future for cocoa farmers

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

World Vision Australia has welcomed the announcement by Nestlé that every chocolate confectionery product it sells in Australia will now be produced using sustainable cocoa.

World Vision and Stop the Traffik welcome ethical chocolate announcement

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

World Vision Australia and Stop the Traffik have welcomed an announcement by chocolate company Mondelez International to invest $400 million in sustainable cocoa.

Exploitation of children reveals the dark side of Easter

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Insufficient action by Australia’s mainstream chocolate industry means young children continue to be needlessly exploited in the cocoa fields of West Africa.

10 years on, chocolate companies break promise to stop child labour in the cocoa industry

Monday, September 19, 2011

Big chocolate companies have failed to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in the cocoa fields of West Africa despite promising to do so 10 years ago today.

Exploitative child labour still taints Aussie Easter eggs

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

If Australian chocolate companies paid a small levy of 2 cents in every $10 of chocolate sales, exploitative child and trafficked labour in the cocoa industry could be abolished, says a new report released today by World Vision.

Arnott’s takes welcome steps to ensure Tim Tams are free from child labour

Friday, October 29, 2010

World Vision Australia today welcomed Arnott’s announcement that it will source ethical cocoa that has not been made with the use of child labour for all of its chocolate-based products, including the iconic Tim Tam biscuit.

Arnott’s called to ease fears over possible child labour link to Tim Tams

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

World Vision Australia has met with Aussie icon Arnott’s to discuss the issue of child labour and today urged the manufacturer to commit to producing its chocolate-based products, like the much-loved Tim Tam biscuit, with cocoa produced without the use of child labour.

World Vision: Cadbury Fairtrade deal will transform lives of West African children

Monday, October 26, 2009

Children in West Africa will directly benefit from Cadbury Australia’s decision to certify its Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate block as Fairtrade, according to Tim Costello, World Vision Australia chief executive.

Rescue of child slaves from cocoa farms highlights empty chocolate industry rhetoric

Monday, September 21, 2009

Interpol has announced the rescue of more than 50 child slaves from cocoa plantations on the Ivory Coast during a series of raids in June, raising further questions about the integrity of the cocoa used by the world’s major chocolate manufacturers.

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