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Cocoa Industry Accused of Greed, Neglect for Labor Practices in Ivory Coast
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"Chocolate's Bittersweet Economy"
Democracy Now, February 14, 2008
Straight to the Source
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.
Audio link to interview at: http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/14/chocolates_bittersweet_economy
Audio link to interview at: http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/14/chocolates_bittersweet_economy
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