The cocoa industry was accused of profiting from child slavery and trafficking. The European Cocoa Association dismissed these accusations as "false and excessive" and the industry said the reports were not representative of all areas. Later the industry acknowledged the working conditions for children were unsatisfactory and children's rights were sometimes violated and acknowledged the claims could not be ignored. In a BBC interview, the ambassador for Ivory Coast to the United Kingdom called these reports of widespread use of slave child labour by 700,000 cocoa farmers as absurd and inaccurate. COUNT 4
QSN1 What industry was accused of profiting from child labour? ANS1 cocoa industry QSN2 Who dismissed the allegations? ANS2 European Cocoa Association QSN3 What are the figures for cocoa farmers using child labour? ANS3 700,000 QSN4 Who claimed these reports as being inaccurate? ANS4 ambassador for Ivory Coast to the United Kingdom