COCOA INDUSTRY AND TRAFFICKING

That this House notes with dismay that the cocoa industry did not meet its commitment as set out by the Harkin-Engel Protocol to guarantee to eradicate the worst forms of child labour in supply chains by 1 July 2008; notes that it continues to profit from modern-day child slavery; welcomes the release by the governments of Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana of certification reports to address cocoa farming labour practices; and further calls on the industry to uphold children's rights and on the Government to hold chocolate manufacturers to account.