There is no better time to indulge in a slab of dark chocolate, creamy milk chocolate truffles, or a bar of fruit and nut, than Fairtrade Fortnight, which kicks off today.
Especially as this year, organisers Fairtrade Foundation, are focusing on the plight of cocoa farmers – particularly female farmers – in an effort to raise awareness and achieve a living wage for workers.
In West Africa, to attain a living income – which Fairtrade define as “enough money to live a simple but dignified life” – cocoa workers need to make £1.86 (AED 9) a day, but most live in poverty, earning around 74p (AED 3.62), and “for the women the situation is even worse,” they say.