MEPS CALL FOR TRADE DEALS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM BEING FORCED TO HARVEST COCOA
March 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has passed a resolution calling on the European Commission to use its diplomatic muscle to outlaw child labour in emerging market cocoa and chocolate industries. MEPs want exporting countries to impose tougher labour laws preventing young children from being used to harvest and produce these key cosmetics ingredients. In particular, the parliament wants Brussels to make such laws a condition of striking free trade deals with the EU. "All policymakers and stakeholders involved in cocoa production must live up to their ...
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