tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post5913214241704459995..comments2024-02-05T11:44:29.403-06:00Comments on Child of Illusion: Reverse Trick or TreatEllie Finlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-75574700425658960172007-11-02T10:02:00.000-05:002007-11-02T10:02:00.000-05:00I've read a little bit about fair trade chocolate ...I've read a little bit about fair trade chocolate and the child labor issue. It's complex, and I'm not sure what the right thing is to do.<BR/><BR/>From what I've read, simply ending the child labor won't really help the children. Their families need the income (paltry though it is) that the children bring in from their work. If the child labor is simply taken away, it doesn't necessarily mean the child will instead be going to school. It means the family will be deprived of some income and the child will still not have schooling.<BR/><BR/>I wish I knew more about the programs to end this child labor practice, because it absolutely must be multi-faceted. The families must not be thrown into further poverty (these families are not always the "farmers" getting a fair price, they are laborers and the "trickle down" theory may or may not apply), and the children must be provided school uniforms and an opportunity for education, which is far from universal in West Africa. I hesitate to buy what is labeled as "fair trade" because I truly don't know if the changes that are being made are having a positive or negative effect. :(Suzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529580138314011952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-23178140531399241962007-11-01T11:13:00.000-05:002007-11-01T11:13:00.000-05:00Thanks for letting me know of this.Everyone was go...Thanks for letting me know of this.<BR/>Everyone was gone last night, but that will not be the case next year. MarilynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313064.post-65633064302334365982007-10-31T20:26:00.000-05:002007-10-31T20:26:00.000-05:00I also read about the Fair-Trade boycott of "regul...I also read about the Fair-Trade boycott of "regular" chocolate too late. I gave Hershey and Nestle chocolates out tonight until it all ran out. No one even thought of boycotting in deep south Texas.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.com