Co-opted holidays (from Christian Easter to Pagan Halloween) mark some of the most profitable times of the year for the chocolate industry. (Funding studies willing to say that [unadulterated dark] chocolate is healthy keeps them profitable the rest of the year). While most of us enjoy these sugar-saturated balls of fat, child slaves are forced to work to produce most of the world's chocolate.
The solution? Support "Fair Trade"
The Canadian news program "16:9" traveled to Ghana, West Africa, where children -- some as young as 10 years old -- are fueling a child slave labor movement in the fields. What are chocolate companies doing to help improve conditions for these children? The answer is surprising. A new movie tackles a subject "16:9" looked at the darker side of chocolate.
TRAILER: The Dark Side of Chocolate
- Contender for Nobel prize is in Chinese prison
BEIJING – When Cpolice came for Liu Xiaobo at night nearly two years ago, they didn't tell the dissident author why he was being taken away. The line asking for for his "suspected crime" was left blank. But they knew it was to prevent him from criticizing the government.
