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''The Dark Side of Chocolate'' is a 2010 documentary film about the exploitation and slavetrading of African children to harvest chocolate〔(COLUMN: Chocolate industry built on blood and sweat of child slaves ), Lonnie Allen, ''Central Michigan Life'', 18 October 2010 (retrieved 29 October 2010)〕 still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it.〔(Film Shows Cocoa Child Slavery Continues ), Adrienne Fitch-Frankel, Fair Trade Blog, Global Exchange, 4 August 2010 (retrieved 29 October 2010)〕 ==Background== Cocoa plantations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast provide 80% of the world with chocolate, according to CorpWatch.〔(AFRICA: The Dark Side of Chocolate ), Kate McMahon, ''CorpWatch'', 25 October 2005 (retrieved 29 October 2012)〕 Chocolate producers around the world have been pressured to “verify that their chocolate is not the product of child labor or slavery.”〔(The dark side of chocolate: Are candy companies doing enough to end child labor? ), Sara Peck, "News Review", 05 August 2010 (retrieved 29 October 2012)〕 In 2000, BBC aired ''Slavery: A Global Investigation'' which brought the issue of child labor in the cocoa industry to light.〔(Ghana Consultative Meeting 2010 ), Tulane University, 11 June 2010 (retrieved 6 November 2012)〕 In 2001, the Chocolate Manufacturers Association and its members signed a document that prohibited child trafficking and labor in the cocoa industry after 2008. Despite this effort, numerous children are still forced to work on cocoa plantations in Africa. In 2009, Mars and Cadbury joined the Rainforest Alliance to fight against child labor. By 2020, these major chocolate manufacturers hope to completely eradicate child labor on any plantations from which they purchase their cocoa.〔(The dark side of chocolate: Are candy companies doing enough to end child labor? ), Sara Peck, "News Review", 05 August 2010 (retrieved 29 October 2012)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Dark Side of Chocolate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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