mo4ch:>'Women cocoa farmers paid as little as 23p a day'

'Women cocoa farmers paid as little as 23p a day'24 February 2020 Image copyrightISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty ImagesImage captionFairtrade has launched a She Deserves chocolate campaignThe average woman cocoa farmer is paid as little as 23p a day, highlighting a gender pay gap in the global chocolate industry, according to Fairtrade.That figure is well below the extreme global poverty line of £1.40 a day.The group is calling on the government and chocolate industry to join an alliance to increase women's pay.It is using this year's Fairtrade Fortnight to highlight the "hidden inequality" of females in the multibillion-pound chocolate industry.UK lead?The foundation says the UK chocolate industry is worth at least £4bn a year, with Brits consuming more per person than any other European country. And that, it says, means the UK should be leading efforts to ensure that all cocoa farmers and chocolate workers, especially women, can earn a living income.The group has cal…