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Female cocoa farmers paid as little as 23p a day

24th February 2020

Does your chocolate leave a bitter taste? It might do after you read this article.

The issue of inequality in the labour market is a global one, and this instance also has developmental implications, with female cocoa farmers getting paid substantially less than their male equivalents, according to Fairtrade.

Facing rock bottom prices, on the front line of the climate crisis and earning as little as 23 per day. This is the story of female cocoa farmers in West Africa, & why #SheDeservesFairtrade #SheDeserves #FairtradeFortnight https://t.co/TwQLwgKdT8
— Valerie Allison (@eirelavttocs) February 24, 2020

Graham Watson

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