Cocoa Farming and Child Labor

Children in Canada eat chocolates while children in Ghana ___________ in cocoa fields.

The harvest of cocoa beans is considered a 'bitter harvest' because of the common use of ___________ ___________.

• child labor

• pesticides

There is a child worker called BK in Ghana. He is ________ years old and he works in a cocoa farm _________ hours a day.

• 8 .... 9

• 3 .... 8

• 9 ... 8

The government in Ghana is trying hard to deal with the use of child labour and the ____________________ of children to work in cocoa farms.

• trafficing

• trafficking

• transfer

Child workers in cocoa farms work in _______________ conditions and _________________ environment.

• good ... nice

• harsh ... terrible

The work of child workers include _______________ the cocoa and weeding the cocoa farms.

• harvesting

• planting

These child workers earn very ________________ money. They live in_____________ huts with ____________ families. There is no electricity and no clean water system.

• little ... small ... big

• little ... big ... small

_______________ countries don't want any children to work in cocoa farms, so the government in Ghana try to get kids off the farms and into school. As a result, the government pays for children's uniforms and books .They give money and groceries to children's parents to compensate for the loss of child labour.

• Middle-east

• Western

• Asian

The Farmers Union in Ghana stated that children must be ____________ but not forced to ____________.

• uneducated ....... work

• educated ...... work

Cocoa bean farmers now understand the benefits of the fairtrade. Farmers who join the union will get a _____________ price for their beans. The profits can directly go back to the community.