Bitter Truth about Chocolate Let’s go Fair Trade! Persuasive essay

Bitter Truth about Chocolate

Let’s go Fair Trade!Persuasive essay

1. Use of cacoa was first found in:

A. South AmericaB. Central AfricaC. Asia

1. Use of cacoa was first found in:

A. South AmericaB. Central AfricaC. Asia

2. How much chocolate do Dutch eat in kg per capita?

A. 7.4B. 6.4C. 5.4

(for your information: an average chocolate bar weighs 40 – 45 gram)

2. How much chocolate do Dutch eat in kg per capita?

A. 7.4B. 6.4C. 5.4

(for your information: an average chocolate bar weighs 40 – 45 gram)

3. How many chocolate bars can be produced from one kilo of cocoa

beans? A. 20B. 30C. 40

3. How many chocolate bars can be produced from one kilo of cocoa

beans? A. 20B. 30C. 40

4. One kilo of cocoa beans is sold for:

A. 0.50 centsB. 1 euro C. 1.50 euro

4. One kilo of cocoa beans is sold for:

A. 0.50 centsB. 1 euro C. 1.50 euro

5. How many children “work” in cocoa industry in West-Afica?

A. 1 million B. 1.3 million C. 1.8 million

5. How many children “work” in cocoa industry in West-Afica?

A. 1 million B. 1.3 million C. 1.8 million

Thesis: Why we need to buy fair trade chocolate

Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5C7jmrycf0

News:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXWFXeIZY9g

- Child labor : harsh conditions, work 8 hours a day, use dangerous equipment - Child trafficking: they are stolen from their parents or forced by parents to work there because the parents themselves also don’t have any money and are not paid enough to sustain their families - Children cannot go to school - Fair trade because: Farmers will get a fair price for their cocoa, profits will go back into the community. Example: water pump and corn mill.

Refutation: People don’t buy fair trade, because it’s too expensive. If they don’t buy the chocolate then the farmers won’t get income etc.