Beginning
They pick most of the world's cocoa beans.
Who are the children of West Africa?
Paying workers very little money and having the power to decide how much they will pay, are the main reasons big chocolate companies make huge profits.
What conclusion can you draw from the phrase "Chocolate companies pay farmers a very low price for their cocoa beans"...?
Who is the author of this text?
A meal eaten at 4:00am, before going to work in the cocoa fields.
What is millet porridge?
Companies buy cocoa beans from specific farmers sign a document promising to pay farmers a fair trade price.
What is Fair Trade Certified?
Only buy chocolate from Fair Trade Certified Companies.
What does Deborah Dunn believe we as consumers of chocolate should do?
They need her to help the family survive.
Why Sametta does not go to school?
There is hope to change things.
What is the author's point of view?
Consumers should be aware of how chocolate is manufactured in order to support companies that treat farmers fairly and respectfully.
Which statement would Deborah Dunn most likely agree?
Sleeping in dirty rooms, working 12 hour days without pay, fed very little, and sometimes whipped.
What are the working conditions that 6,000 children are exposed to in order to sell cocoa beans to big chocolate companies?
The "minimum" price disappeared.
What happened when the cocoa industry was privatized.
To convince readers to buy Fair Trade Products only to end child slavery.
What is the author's main purpose for writing this text?
Going to school is not possible for child laborers.
What is the reason going to school is out of the question in the text?
The Harkin-Engel Protocol.
What does the author believe is one way we can solve the problem of big chocolate companies unfair compensation to farmers and inappropriate use of child labor?
The conclusion of the text leaves the reader with three ways to help end child slavery.
Which statement about the format of the article, supports the claim, that Deborah Dunn, wants to convince the readers to only buy fair trade chocolate to stop child labor?