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CHOCOLATE company Ferrero allegedly uses children as young as 11 in its Turkish factories, according to human rights groups.
The hazelnuts used by the confectionery giant in its products, including the Ferrero Rocher line, which is popular around the world at Christmas, may have been harvested by children working in the agricultural centre.
Interviews with child workers conducted by British campaigning group WeMove Europe and the Centre for Child Rights (CCR) found some as young as 11 saying that they are forced to work for up to 12 hours a day in the Black Sea region.
Fertiliser chaos triggered by Gulf conflict could send prices soaring and leave millions facing devastating hunger, writes DYLAN MURPHY
Groups are urging the US government to secure the 16-year old’s release as his mental and physical health decline dramatically after nine months inside Ofer prison, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
As unions sound the alarm on kafala-like dependence, FC Barcelona must decide whether their values extend beyond the pitch, writes KIVANC ELIACIK
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Women’s Declaration International conference on feminist struggles from Britain to the Far East