NESTLE, the world's biggest coffee company, has just spent £6 million to promote sales of Kit-Kat's and Nescafe by trying to get us all to join in with its "take a break" scheme.
Meanwhile, 25 million coffee farmers are struggling to survive on the prices they are paid for the beans they grow.
What the world's biggest break really would be is for Nestl to pay coffee farmers a decent price for their crop.
While Nestl has just announced double digit annual profits, the world coffee price has dropped to a 30-year low, condemning the families of coffee farmers to hunger, illness and the prospect of not being able to send their children to school.
Join Oxfam's campaign to help coffee farmers and hold the big companies to account by ringing 01865 312610 or by visiting www.maketradefair.com
Andrea Hill,
Oxfam Yorkshire campaigns
officer,
Park Square East,
Leeds.
Updated: 10:45 Tuesday, April 01, 2003
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