Chocolate, coco, greed, and the Ivory Coast-1/2

"Chocolate's Bittersweet Economy": Cocoa Industry Accused of Greed, Neglect for Labor Practices in Ivory Coast
On Valentine's Day, we look into two of the luxury industries that have come to expect huge profits on this hyper-consumerized occasion. We begin with chocolate. A scathing new report by veteran journalist and author Christian Parenti says hardly any progress has been made in the cocoa industry's pledges to address child labor. We host a debate between Parenti and William Guyton, president of the World Cocoa Foundation. [includes rush transcript]

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News & Politics

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• chocolate
• ivory
• coast
• slave
• labor
• coco
• valentine
• democracy

[Neville6000]

The cocoa industry guy (William Guyton) got owned big time by Christian Parenti-Good!

[WolYou]

All of the days like "valentines" "chrismas" "halloween" etc. are only here for the money. They have no subject and they have no substance. Its all about consumption-triggers. Because you amercians are unable to think celebration without shopping-attack, the industry has an easy ride.

[BubbaBodecker]

Chocolate is good! Negros need jobs! Leave things alone and don't fix what ain't broke!

This is a prime example of "good slavery"! Everybody likes chocolate!

[intezam]

We should NOT buy nestle, mars and kraft foods chocolate products, instead there is fair trade chocolate products.

[Aurinkohirvi]

Favorite this, and spread the word!

I emailed the largest chocolate-candy firm in my country and pressured them. Do the same where you are!

[shinkengatsxa]

why do people wear red on camera it always looks terrible contrast always effs it up.

[tortorkittycat]

someone should throw a little gasoline on Will...I gotta a match

[azza2570]

William Guyton needs to pull his head out off his ass.

If only there were more people like Christian Parenti.

[RuniteDirt]

William just got owned