Jason King
AmyHuangCadbury Australia Goes Fairtrade!
September 2nd 2009 05:57
This is exciting news and I would like to thank World Vision for most of the info mentioned below.
On 26 August Cadbury Australia announced that it would follow the commitment made in Britain and Ireland earlier this year to use Fairtrade cocoa in the production of its most popular product, Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate.
This is exciting news, especially for tens of thousands of cocoa farmers in Ghana who will benefit from the deal. Commitments like this provide hope of a better and fairer future. Fairtrade certification guarantees poor cocoa farmers a fair price for their products. It also means:
•the security of long-term contracts
•investment in local community development
•improved working conditions
•environmentally sustainable farming methods
•support in gaining the knowledge and skills needed to operate successfully in the global economy.
In the first year, Fairtrade premiums will provide farmers with over $500,000 to invest in local communities.
Labour standards under Fairtrade
As a certified Fairtrade producer there are certain independently audited standards that farms must comply with. Many of these standards relate to, and protect, children. These include:
•children under 15 not being employed to work on the farm
•if children do undertake tasks on the farm, it must not stop schooling or hinder their ability to learn
•dangerous work shouldn't be done by children under 18 years of age
•fair wages must be paid to workers
•the working environment, including equipment, must be maintained to a safe standard.
But my question in regards to this is: Will removing these children from work mean less money to these families? I hate seeing young children having to work but I do know that these children are mainly doing it so their families can eat. Is this going to have a detrimental effect on them, their families and the community or will this fair trade scheme subsidise for the children's income?
The role of Don't Trade Lives supporters
For the past 17 months, Don't Trade Lives supporters have lobbied Australian chocolate manufacturers to take genuine steps to protect children working on cocoa farms. More than 25,000 Australians have participated in the campaign, calling and visiting chocolate manufacturers and retailers, signing petitions, holding protests and visiting Members of Parliament to demand change. This announcement really demonstrates the power of people campaigning together. We can make a difference!
The move to Fairtrade
In real terms Cadbury's decision will triple the amount of Fairtrade cocoa available in Australia. They will need to source around 3,900 tonnes of cocoa. The taste and price of the chocolate will remain the same. You can expect to see Fairtrade Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate on supermarket shelves by Easter 2010. This is AMAZING WORK and something that will now remove my partial guilt from eating millions of kilos of chocolate every year
Don't Trade Lives continues to campaign against all forms of trafficking and slavery.
GO HERE
to sign World Vision's ECard calling on the Australian Government to do all it can to end human trafficking and slavery in our neighbourhood.
On 26 August Cadbury Australia announced that it would follow the commitment made in Britain and Ireland earlier this year to use Fairtrade cocoa in the production of its most popular product, Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate.
This is exciting news, especially for tens of thousands of cocoa farmers in Ghana who will benefit from the deal. Commitments like this provide hope of a better and fairer future. Fairtrade certification guarantees poor cocoa farmers a fair price for their products. It also means:
•the security of long-term contracts
•investment in local community development
•improved working conditions
•environmentally sustainable farming methods
•support in gaining the knowledge and skills needed to operate successfully in the global economy.
In the first year, Fairtrade premiums will provide farmers with over $500,000 to invest in local communities.
Labour standards under Fairtrade
As a certified Fairtrade producer there are certain independently audited standards that farms must comply with. Many of these standards relate to, and protect, children. These include:
•children under 15 not being employed to work on the farm
•if children do undertake tasks on the farm, it must not stop schooling or hinder their ability to learn
•fair wages must be paid to workers
•the working environment, including equipment, must be maintained to a safe standard.
But my question in regards to this is: Will removing these children from work mean less money to these families? I hate seeing young children having to work but I do know that these children are mainly doing it so their families can eat. Is this going to have a detrimental effect on them, their families and the community or will this fair trade scheme subsidise for the children's income?
The role of Don't Trade Lives supporters
For the past 17 months, Don't Trade Lives supporters have lobbied Australian chocolate manufacturers to take genuine steps to protect children working on cocoa farms. More than 25,000 Australians have participated in the campaign, calling and visiting chocolate manufacturers and retailers, signing petitions, holding protests and visiting Members of Parliament to demand change. This announcement really demonstrates the power of people campaigning together. We can make a difference!
The move to Fairtrade
In real terms Cadbury's decision will triple the amount of Fairtrade cocoa available in Australia. They will need to source around 3,900 tonnes of cocoa. The taste and price of the chocolate will remain the same. You can expect to see Fairtrade Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate on supermarket shelves by Easter 2010. This is AMAZING WORK and something that will now remove my partial guilt from eating millions of kilos of chocolate every year
Don't Trade Lives continues to campaign against all forms of trafficking and slavery.
GO HERE
to sign World Vision's ECard calling on the Australian Government to do all it can to end human trafficking and slavery in our neighbourhood.
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Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Thanks for bringing this to our notice.
Comment by Helen Randell
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I heard about this on the radio the other day - it's definitely good news. We just have to hope the children and families who were working in these situations are able to cope.
Comment by Jason King
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Helen - it is awesome news, for someone like Cadbury to get behind it the other big companies will eventually follow suit. Once you get Nestle as well it's a won battle in Australia. Hopefully if more money goes in to the areas it can also be used for better education for the children and then generations down the track it can be an improved society in general.
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Thanks for the good news!
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Wilson - that is horrible that you have seen it - my education on the matter is very limited. I think I will have to do an article and study on child slavery - so I can learn more and educate others. I think this is definately a good step in the right driection though.
Thanks for the comments people - have a great day!
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I think it is the milkiness of Cadbury that I love and also it was what I was brought up on. I am a true chocaholic and try not to keep chocolate in the house if I can help it. It speaks to me
Great idea re gifts - if I don't eat them all I may buy a block for all my staff for Xmas.
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Comment by Elina
I was just looking through the World Vision site and found an article announcing Green & Black's entire chocolate range will now also be Fair Trade. Cadbury and Green & Black's and definitely setting great examples for chocolate companies and we should support them.
This was the article on the World Vision site I read:
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