Hearts & Bunnies

Just a reminder, while enjoying those truffles and chocolate dipped strawberries Chocolate May Have Small Handprints of West African Children. (May have?)

"With the help of the International Labor Organization, the government has set up a Cocoa Task Force to help eliminate forced child labor. But the head of the national cocoa marketing body, Lucien Tape Doh, says lots of money has gone to waste. He says several Ivorian delegations have been to Washington to understand what exactly American lawmakers want. He says each trip is very costly for Ivorians, but he adds "you shouldn't count the number of flies on a wound." In other words, the end justifies the means. " (Stall?)

To date the chocolate industry has not met the "protocol" to ensure child slavery is not practiced and time is running out with a July '05 deadline. Should the top 10 exporters operating in Cote d'Ivoire, such as Cargill, Archer Daniels Midland, and Nestle monitor their suppliers from the Ivory Coast?