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soon. to be. discovered. subscribe to documentary. welcome to global 3000 here's what's coming up. what kind of weed would you like a fairly normal question in europe like where the sale and recreational consumption of marijuana is legal. have you eaten chocolate today if so chances are you've
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consumed cocoa from ghana it's a crop that provides a livelihood to many farmers. but 1st we go to turkey where hundreds of thousands of children are forced to work in the farming sector. every child is entitle to happiness health and an education but that's denied to many girls and boys instead of going to school they're forced to work to help support their families despite the fact that child labor is officially banned in almost all countries images like these are widespread according to the united nations children's agency unicef there are 152000000 child laborers worldwide more than 70 percent of them work in the agriculture sector as well as in the service sector and industry nearly all the world's nations have agreed to aim to end all forms of child labor by 2025. from 2025 that's just 6 years from now.
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it's 10 o'clock in the morning in the heren plane in southeastern turkey noella is 11 years old and should be in school just like most of his 9 brothers and sisters but every year they missed several weeks of school because their family needs them to go out and harvest cotton. later in the school year it may well miss another month of school because the help will be needed to harvest apricot. face. it has no the work is quite hard. to get we have to pick cotton for the entire day. it's tough. neverless oldest just as there is 16 years old she tells us she hasn't been to
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school a tool since she was in the 5th grade. hi adam look what i dreamed of becoming a doctor. it was very important to me. more behind adams i really wanted to go to school because. you know i'm very sad that i can't fulfill my dream. i sad that because of this cotton i can't go to school. to a kitchen you'll actually fans most forms of child labor children are required to be in school up to the age of at least 15 but here in the higher end plane the authorities have never really come down on child labor you know that and sarah's father of losing chaka by sends all his children to. work in the fields over the
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course of the school year money is tight and he sees no alternative charges to burn and what other solution is there if the state would help us out it would be different but as it is if we don't all work we won't get by most of. those on very low incomes can get state help in some cases but the amount varies and it doesn't necessarily increase with the size of the family as a result tens of thousands of families are forced to put their children to work regional development experts said fenech has spent years studying the problem he says many families simply have no choice he warns missing chuckle by that he could be fined for not sending his children to school or apologise for. we don't work how can i provide for the children and send them to school at all how can i buy food for them where would we get bread with the double of them. that i will make i get
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that i will it and bennett asks if he knows about the penalty for child labor. yes i know about it but we have no choice what else can we do. the check of my family is no exception one turkish labor union estimates that around $2000000.00 children are forced to work on a regular basis just to survive half a 1000000 of them in agriculture the czech abayas have no land of their own they have to give 30 percent of their income to the landowner. even once they get home the children's work is still not done. there is father appears to have told her off for talking to us so openly in the field perhaps he is worried because he was warned he might have to pay a fine. now she tells us she does go to school but she still has it is in
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her eyes. and children don't spend their childhood and adolescence in school where they belong but out in the fields working temperatures can rise to 50 degree celsius or doctors have diagnosed child workers with sunburn and sicknesses contracted from insects out in the field. or other psychological problems because of the heavy workload. and it's not just this generation the parents and grandparents of these children experienced the same thing when. we contacted turkey's governing party to ask what is being done to tackle the problem of child labor but we got no answer and the for years president. has touted turkey's economic upturn citing wage increases and the building of new roads and turkey is indeed one of the g 20 states but it's yet to stamp out child labor.
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these images also show forced labor under inhumane conditions they date back more than a century to colonial africa and era in which land resources and artworks were plundered from much of the continent. only only administrators and ethnologists brought huge numbers of african cultural treasures to europe. ready london's british museum has 200000 artworks from africa and its collection. the royal museum for central africa and we're brussels has 180000 works. and berlin's new humboldt forum will feature $75000.00 african art objects but what should be done with the new. artifacts. europe's ethnological museum
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collections are full of objects that were plundered from africa simply taken or gained through underhand mean its other items were bought or bartered by european explorers some 80 percent of africa's historical art is thought to be in europe including some of the most iconic museum pieces. should it be given back. yes a lot of it works taken without consent that's the conclusion of a groundbreaking study of europe's colonial era acquisitions the proposals put forward by french art historian benedict's. and the senegalese scholar philip when sour could have far reaching consequences for. their report was commissioned by french president manuel mock home he's pledged to begin repatriating stolen artworks to africa within 5 years. we really hope that mccalls announcement on
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our report won't just be empty words but will have real consequences. it doesn't only apply to france but to many european countries. they are also invited to look at their colonial past and above all about their present relations with africa which are still shaped by colonialism in my eyes this is absolutely fundamental that. france is leading the way but what about the other former colonial powers. belgium too has a problematic legacy. the famous royal museum for central africa just outside brussels recently reopened after undergoing an extensive make over. it was long overdue. the museum features a magnificent collection of artifacts it was long criticized for being an exhibition of colonial propaganda now it refer. it's the african point of view and highlights the atrocities of belgium's colonial past the museum's director general
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is not ruling out returning artifacts to africa. obviously i agree with prison micro when he says that it's sort of normal though they do percent of the african total heritage's in europe so we have to open to debate i mean clearly the moral owner of these objects are the african countries themselves and it's their histories their culture it's their identity so we need to assure existence but that's stating step by step and look fall into the trap of. saying all of the 100 off $25000.00 objects told to reinsure fruit of the congo i don't think anybody's asking for it oh god does not have a national museum so far but we do not it will have one probably don't win opens the end of next year the moment it's a different situation so we can discuss. critics say it's all just delaying tactics they want to get things moving now they argue that for too long it's been the former colonial powers who have dictated what happens acting as though they were
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superior rather than taking responsibility for the sins of the past. the report could also have repercussions for germany berlin's bowden museum is currently showing highlights of the german capital collection of african art. soon the works are set to move to the newly rebuilt berlin city palace or humboldt forum . but here too there is growing public debate over the exhibits the head of the foundation that runs berlin's museums believes more research is needed to ascertain which objects were obtained illegally. when it was it's you know do we just want to wash our hands of it or do we want to develop a new kind of co-operation situations he has called for new international guidelines for the restitution of artifacts. one thing seems clear action is needed the question is whether france's initiative will prompt europe to now begin to
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redress some of the injustices of the past. chocolat has become a global industry many of us eat it every day but not many people know where chocolate comes from and under what conditions the cocoa used to make it is grown. our reporter gary vollmer was in ghana the world's 2nd biggest exporter of cocoa for our global ideas series she and her team traveled to be a district where cocoa farmers have to grapple with a number of problems. it's with a heavy heart that orlando also motto is setting to work. he's cutting down cocoa trees in one part of his plantation.
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pods that never arrived in properly because of the virus. this is no good for harvesting we can't process it it's spoiled. swollen shoot virus is the name of the disease that's affecting his trees but it's not his only problem . all of this is part of my farm i planted plant chain cocoa another crops here just like elsewhere on the farm but the timber contractors and cleared everything and they didn't even compensate me. many timber companies in ghana are involved in illegal deforestation just breath on memo from the n.g.o.s and he is working with the farmers to at least ensure they don't further exacerbate the problem. we have clearly in farm is through. the farm doing things. really benefit from the water and not moving to her but.
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what we are seeing the big timber companies also trying to degrade the forest and this captain of rocks without really replacing his dutch ngo has rented farm land on the edge of the forest for the past 2 years they've run a tree nursery here. or london or some man who was among those who were given seedlings from the nursery. left by. the ngo has given him tips on how to boost the growth of his trees damp sections of banana trunks for example can help to strengthen the roots he's also learned how to treat the stumps of the disease trees that he's chopped down. i used to kill off the stump so that he can't regenerate otherwise it could infect the new trees that i've planted you have to use herbicide to kill the entire system i didn't realise that before i say. but it's not been easy for the ngo at
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1st many farmers were skeptical about the experts from the city but that changed as the ngo won some powerful allies. is a respected and successful cocoa farmer a few years ago he gave his plantation an overhaul chopping down the older trees and planting new ones. 53 even though he's an expert when it comes to cocoa farming he's not that fond of chocolate he'd rather have a plate of rice to eat. there really were our preferred food was when i knew it did. work. through one yes. well for. through our worst food in the capital accra this company is trying to change that view to hoping to inspire got their hands with
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exotic creations like hibiscus chocolate. if not the feeling that they hope will read to them and that's how we end up developing a lot of our play where we're at but it is that and then we have the. people who pay for our i pad. but the handmade chocolate produced here is more of a luxury product but will sell mainly in the capital or go straight to export to sr set up the company about 2 years ago since then they faced many challenges ranging from constant power outages to corrupt officials who made life difficult for the small company. but they're determined to keep on with their luxury chocolate and not just leave the field to the big multinational food companies. it takes a lot of endurance to definitely run a top of the business here. and just to represent using our resources at home
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to actually produce the finished goods care back to western ghana and orlando us mana with his family this year one kilo of dried cocoa beans will earn him the equivalent of one euro 30 but only if the quality is right. as in the case of this pod. we know yes. so many of the parts in my harvest have been spoiled. the good ones like this are few and far between. if you look at parts like this one you think you have a large but actually you haven't. fallen no as man who is in a difficult position his new trees aren't yet bearing fruit and the more established ones arrive the diseased will no longer producing good cocoa pods in sufficient quantity but his farm is at least on the road to recovery.
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once harvested the beans are left to ferment for a week under banana leaves at the plantation then they spend another week laid out on stands in the village to dry in the sun. the farmers pack the beans in $64.00 kilos sacks and sell them to companies licensed by the state everything is regulated centrally including the amount of money they get for each sack. for this year there was no price because the market price was falling. fortunately the government india reduced the producer price of so that money has been kept at the same rate last year but the challenge for farmers is to keep up their supply company workers check the moisture content of the sacks and grade them according to the size and weight of the beans. all the sacks stored here are destined for export which commands
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much higher prices. back in orlando last month as willage there's bad news the ngos project which has helped the farmers so much is due to end the farmers have come together for a meeting at the local church. welcome you to community they all want the development project to continue and come with your concerns very seriously i understand that you want the project to be extended for one or 2 years i will forward this information to our governors i hope that something can be done but unfortunately i can't promise you anything right now. at least the ngo is promising to continue advising the farmers. from cocoa to another popular plant marijuana for him known by its latin name
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cannabis some 200000000 people around the world consume it so many ask why not legalize it after all cannabis has a long history it was smoked in china 5000 years ago. in ancient egypt the pharos swear by its medicinal effects. in the middle ages the crusaders brought him to monastic gardens in europe from there it spread to the americas in europe why the sale of cannabis was illegal until 2017. martín collapse so does not want us to say exactly where we are behind this election fight fence is the marijuana plantation he tends with the other members of his cannabis club. for the growing and consuming recreational kind of best under strict conditions has
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been legal in here a guy since 2017. but we were going to hear it are more and more people here except cannabis. consumers we know have the same rights as everyone else who consumes other drugs such as alcohol and tobacco so much of their lives. to secure storage of his kind of his club contains last year's harvest more than 120 kilos sorted by variety some mild some strong. there for the exclusive use of the 45 members of the club that's the law. he's going to deliver a batch of the home grown we each to the club in the capital montevideo a laboratory analyzes samples and the individual packs are clearly labeled as to content and strength. it's
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a radical change that we can now grow it legally we used to have to buy cannabis smuggled in from power illegally from dealers it was extremely unhealthy the quality was terrible. but i must tell you. the crowd watches a soccer natural screens in the heart of the city sipping marty and smoking weed. these days it's a common scene in europe why. on the police don't bat an eyelid. consumers who don't grow their own weed either by themselves or in a club by eat at a pharmacy. alongside their meds and health care products you'd expect to see here there's water pipes and cigarette papers and of that kind of it's paraphernalia. he uses 1st have to register with the authorities before they can actually find
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marijuana. this is my 1st time buying dope at a pharmacy i'm going to enjoy it straight away. and this is because we used to have to go to shady dives to get weed on the black market it wasn't easy and it was dangerous. to pharmacists have to do an id to check on anyone who wants to buy cannabis thumb scan links to the official database of registered users. they're allowed to buy up to 10 grams a week purchases record it. wouldn't give me anything i must have already bought some this week though i can't remember funny i must of forgot i'm a bit absent minded if. this is one of the few pharmacies in the country that have agreed to sell marijuana. among the general public the legalization of marijuana has been widely accepted even among conservatives but of course the opposition
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still europe why has stuck to the policy. it was the 1st country to legalize pot and the move hasn't led to may have more chaos some people still think it's dangerous if they don't parents are totally out of it all the time. they might kill or steal or rape. things are totally out of control. they change the law. but i don't see what's so good about that you know their. drugs council which is a division of the presidential office secretary general says opinion polls indicate that when it comes to legalizing marijuana more people are in favor than opposed. that decision was absolutely democratic. drug dealing on the black market remains illegal. what is now legal is cannabis consumption with the help of state
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registered producers and use it. as a state monitor closely. with respect to money laundering. but the black market other drugs has not yet been white. used to come painful legalization. oh this is kind of this club. for some of the tensions at home. for us and. my parents grew up under the military dictatorship. i grew up in a democracy or this are you asking me what i've seen over the past 15 years how the conflict between the generations has declined you know and which i don't hear from the. my family were all outraged when a kind of
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a sloth legalized i was thrilled but i didn't tell them if anyone. would you require that the way in legalizing marijuana it's an ongoing experiment and the results are not yet. but. c that's all from global 3000 today but we'll be back next week with more stories send us your thoughts and comments below. ball 3000 and d w dot com see you soon.
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