Opinion pieces

Time to give child labour the boot

Thursday, September 27, 2012

In its biggest week of the year, the AFL has had to respond to reports that it was using footballs stitched by Indian child labourers who are paid mere cents for the work.

Opinion Pieces, Child labour, Asia and the Pacific, AFL, Child Labour, Child Slavery, Cocoa Industry, Tim Costello

Bittersweet story of chocolate

Monday, April 9, 2012

No doubt after Easter Sunday, there are a few of us feeling a bit guilty about overindulging in one or two too many chocolates. Yet most of us will be shocked to learn that there is another unfortunate impact from our annual splurge on chocolate eggs and bunnies every Easter.

Opinion Pieces, Child labour, Poverty, Africa, Child Labour, Chocolate, Cocoa Industry, Easter, Tim Costello, West Africa

Our guilty pleasure at Easter

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Like many Australians - both young and old - I’m looking forward to tucking into a few chocolate eggs this Sunday. I love chocolate and it’s hard to imagine a world without it – especially at Easter.

Opinion Pieces, Child labour, Africa, Cadbury, Child Labour, Child Slavery, Cocoa Industry, Martin Thomas, West Africa